House debates
Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Petition: Drought (1 speech)
I recently met with a constituent of mine in the electorate of Wills. Dorina, even though she lives in Coburg in the inner-city part of northern Melbourne, like many other... - Crowley, Ms Trudy (1 speech)
Thank you very much, Deputy Speaker Hogan. It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Trudy Crowley, a much-loved and highly respected advocate for ovarian cancer patients. When Trudy... - Green, Mr Dennis Allan, OAM, BEM (1 speech)
Last week, Australia lost one of its greatest Olympians and Maroubra lost one of its greatest mates with the passing of Dennis Green. Dennis joined the Maroubra surf club in 1946 at the age of... - Dunkley Electorate: Nepean School (1 speech)
Nepean School, located in Seaford in my electorate, is a specialist school for students in my electorate aged between five and 18 years with a physical disability and/or complex health impairment... - Shortland Electorate: Caves Beach Public School 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
This coming Sunday I'm pleased to be attending an open day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Caves Beach Public School. Caves Beach Public is an integral part of the Caves... - Murray Electorate: Fruit Industry (1 speech)
The Goulburn Valley is renowned for many things. Certainly one of its major produce exports is its fruit. We are one of the world's great exporters of pears and apples. We also export apricots... - Immigration Detention (1 speech)
The Minister for Home Affairs has repeatedly refused requests from medical professionals to transfer from Nauru to Australia the traumatised children urgently needing medical treatment. Instead,... - North Sydney Electorate: Yamim Noraim (1 speech)
This is an important time of year for the Jewish community around the world, and I want to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all of those observing Yamim Noraim. The Jewish New... - Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2018 (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge and thank the Northern Territory and ACT parliamentary delegations, who have joined us here today at federal Parliament House. From the Northern Territory, we've got a... - Invictus Games (1 speech)
With a month to go until the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in 2018 in Sydney, I understand competitors are in the final stages of their preparation. Australia will be proudly represented... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
Tasmanians woke up yesterday to read what the new Prime Minister thinks of us. The foul-mouthed conversation he had with the Tasmanian Treasurer stripped away the spin and laid bare the ugly... - Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
A lot has been said over the last couple of days about bullying. The Leader of the Opposition has pontificated about the scourge of bullying in the workplace. I'm the first one to say that there... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
Well, we've just seen a demonstration of the rabble, the shambles and the mess that's happening on the opposite side of this chamber. But I really want to appeal to those opposite, and say,... - Boothby Electorate: Kauri Parade Sporting and Community Complex (1 speech)
I was delighted to recently officially open the Kauri Parade Sporting and Community Complex in Seacliff in my electorate of Boothby. I joined my state colleague, the member for Morphett, Stephen... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
Once upon a time, we only got The Muppet Show for half an hour a week, but we have had it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since this Prime Minister has been in office. Frankly, this is a guy... - Camplin, Dr Ronald, OAM (1 speech)
I wish to bring to the attention of the House a pioneer—indeed, a legend—of the airwaves, Ron Camplin, who is celebrating 70 years in radio. Ron began his career back in 1948 as a... - Morrison Government (3 speeches)
This is the ATM government—the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. We know they're divided, thanks to the Deputy Prime Minister today telling us it was all about Newspoll and ambition and,... - Small Business (2 speeches)
I rise to bring to the attention of the House the continuing concerns of many of the 15,000 small businesses in my electorate. They are calling for further reductions in red tape and industrial...
