House debates
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
- Braddon Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
During the Braddon by-election, I challenged the Prime Minister, then Malcolm Turnbull, to come to Burnie and walk in the shoes of an aged-care worker after his despicable comments in question... - Moran, Mr Digby (1 speech)
Digby Moran is one of our most celebrated artists on the Northern Rivers, and he has a new exhibition showing at the Lismore Regional Gallery. The exhibition focuses on his childhood growing up... - Australian Republic Movement (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago, five MPs returned to this House as a result of by-elections, and they swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors. There was no mention of the Australian... - Fairfax Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
There's no more entrepreneurial region in Australia than the Sunshine Coast, and so it should come as no surprise to learn that the Sunshine Coast will soon have Australia's fastest data link to... - Canberra Electorate: Project Wing (1 speech)
For the past month I've been inundated with concerns from people living in the suburb of Bonython, which is in my electorate, about a drone delivery service trial called Project Wing. Normally... - National Suicide Prevention Week (1 speech)
This week is Suicide Prevention Week, which reminds us of the need to look after our mental health and the wellbeing of those around us. It's a national tragedy that about 3,000 people die by... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Yesterday government members who had previously expressed outrage about the cruelty of live sheep exports voted on five occasions to shut down debate on legislation that could have ended the... - Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
I rise to speak about bills. The people in my electorate are struggling with their power bill, they are struggling with their gas bill, they are struggling with their rates bill and they are... - Liberal Party (1 speech)
We've heard a bit of noise this week from those opposite about their own internals. We've heard a lot of noise from those opposite, thankfully—and not before time—about female... - Woolard, Mrs Doreen (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to long-time Indooroopilly resident and long-time contributor to the local area Mrs Doreen Woolard, who passed away recently just shy of her 96th birthday. Doreen was a... - Juvenile Diabetes (1 speech)
Last sitting, I was visited by 11-year-old Charlotte from Littlehampton, in Mayo, and eight-year-old Chloe from Adelaide. They are articulate advocates for research into type 1 juvenile diabetes,... - National Rural Women's Coalition (1 speech)
Established in 2002, the national rural women's council seeks to ensure better social and economic outcomes for women in our rural townships and farms. The council works to support and grow... - Blue Mountains Softball Club (1 speech)
The Blue Mountains Softball Club have just been recognised as one of the premier Australian softball clubs in two separate awards. The Blue Mountains Softball Club were announced as the 2018 Club... - Grey Electorate (1 speech)
The recent South Australian redistribution has added an extra 5,000 square kilometres or 18,000 voters to the electorate of Grey. While increasing my workload, I'm looking forward to the... - Father's Day, Prostate Cancer (1 speech)
Father's Day was 2 September, and I want to thank my daughter, Sally, my son, Frank, and my wonderful wife, Kate, for the wonderful Father's Day presents they made me. I also want to thank my... - Dairy Industry (1 speech)
For some time, my concern for local dairy farmers has been a priority. Collectively, we need to change the public idea that a dollar per litre of milk is somehow acceptable when we pay double... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
For his first two weeks in the job the Prime Minister has spent half his time as Oscar the Grouch and the rest of the time as Fozzie Bear. Meanwhile, power bills have gone up and wages have gone... - East West Link (1 speech)
As another year continues, we see the traffic in Melbourne getting worse and worse by the week. In fact, most reports now say that traffic in Melbourne is even worse than in Sydney. That is... - Parliament: Representation of Women (1 speech)
A quarter of the women in the Prime Minister's party room have blown the whistle on the toxic culture of bullying and intimidation in the Liberal Party. Others have spoken out about the lack of... - Davies, Mr Leslie Roy (2 speeches)
I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Leslie Roy Davies, known to his family as Les. Les was born in Gympie, Queensland, on 13 December 1923 as the sixth of nine children to a...
