House debates
Monday, 17 September 2018
- Calwell Electorate: Turkish Immigration, Margaret Egan Young Writers Award (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first assisted-passage migrants from Turkey to Sydney and Melbourne. Their arrival, in 1968, was the product of a... - Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an instance of our system working to serve Australians in need. In October last year, at a street stall I was holding in West Pymble, I was approached by Mrs Vivienne... - West Bank, Macquarie Electorate: Soccer (1 speech)
There are reports out of Palestine that dozens of human rights activists—Bedouin, Palestinian and Israeli—are currently camped out at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Amar. I visited... - R U OK? Day (1 speech)
Each year on 13 September, Australians mark R U OK? Day, a national awareness day of action. Gavin Larkin created R U OK? Day in 2009, prompted to action by the grief and devastation of his own... - Centenary of Armistice (1 speech)
On Friday night when I arrived home from Canberra my husband told me the great news that my Remembrance Day poppies were in flower. I couldn't wait to get up the next morning and have a look at... - Forrest Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I want to thank and congratulate the South West Football League—the board, the umpires, the volunteers and every club—on a great season. This weekend we will see the grand finals... - Lalor Electorate: Alamanda College (1 speech)
In Lalor, every day, we turn housing developments into communities. I have had the pleasure in the last fortnight of visiting Alamanda College and being a principal for a day there in the... - Economy (1 speech)
It's good to see you in the chair, Mr Speaker. As people in my electorate often say to me, a strong economy is central to everything in government. It's central to a safer economy. It's not by... - Bankstown Sports Club (1 speech)
As you know, Deputy Speaker Hogan, Bankstown is the heart of my electorate, and Bankstown Sports Club is the heart of Bankstown. This year it turns 60. In February 1958 Bankstown District Cricket... - Country Women's Association: Ilford-Running Stream Branch (2 speeches)
The Country Women's Association is an integral part of the fabric of our country communities, with a proud history of both supporting and being a voice for country people. Today I wish to pay...
