House debates
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Moreton Electorate: Australian Reading Hour (1 speech)
This week I was proud to host, along with Senator Linda Reynolds, the launch of Australian Reading Hour 2018. Senator Reynolds and I are the co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Australian... - Leichhardt Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rose in this chamber on two occasions last week to call out the Queensland government for its blatant neglect of Far North Queensland. They are starving Far North Queensland of much-needed... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Labor has been saying for a long time that the aged-care system is in a state of crisis. The government accused us of scaremongering. In fact, it accused us of elder abuse by raising the crisis... - Corangamite Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to urge all Corangamite residents to sign a petition, 'Labor's rail fail', on my website, because that's what we are seeing in the Geelong and Corangamite regions. In contrast to the... - Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
Colleagues, in 2016 two constituents came to my office—Herb Ellerbock and Jim Hislop—to brief me about their concerns about the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme,... - Rae, Ms Helen, Two Tails Wines (1 speech)
Today, I would like to acknowledge Helen Rae, who is a wonderful woman who has done much for many students and families in my community. For 19 years Helen has been the principal of Wilson Park... - Trans-Pacific Partnership (1 speech)
I stand here today to put on record my strong scepticism about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or the TPP, as it is commonly referred to. Labor has tried to make a number of amendments to protect... - Small Business (1 speech)
Backing small business, which is the engine room of our economy, particularly in regional Australia, is part of our coalition government's plan for a stronger economy and yet more jobs, on top of... - Dobell Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The NBN should be supporting businesses and boosting jobs on the Central Coast and across Australia, but in too many cases it's letting them down. I have heard too many stories of blame-shifting... - Moore Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
The provision of federal government funding for an increased number of aged-care places offering a range of accommodation options to suit a range of residents' needs and choices is an important... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
It is increasingly obvious to all of us, I'm sure, in our local electorate offices that the dysfunction and the disunity that have been the hallmark of this government over recent times are... - Mining (1 speech)
I'd like to proudly place on record my support for the Carmichael coal project in Central and North Queensland. I support this project because it will create thousands of local jobs. I support... - Cabramatta Moon Festival (1 speech)
This weekend I'll be attending the Cabramatta Moon Festival, an event which is held and celebrated annually in my community of Fowler. The event is hosted by Fairfield City Council and provides a... - Boothby Electorate: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (1 speech)
Last month I was delighted to host Ethan and Kylie Greenfield and Hayden and Andrew Supple here in Parliament House as part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Kids in the House event.... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, Automotive Industry, National Week of Deaf People (1 speech)
Today I rise and acknowledge that in the chamber today we have Captain Alexandra Seagar, a proud member of the ADF and part of the ADF Parliamentary Program exchange program. I, as the son of a... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
After the tragedy of Defqon on the weekend, with the death of two revellers and three others seriously ill in hospital, with hundreds of cases from that festival, there's been an outbreak of... - Facing North (1 speech)
Facing North is an initiative of the Territory Leadership Network, which is a collaborative arrangement between the Darwin Major Business Group and the Northern Territory government and is hosted... - Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
Sunday, 16 September, may have been just another day for most Australians, but for Papua New Guinea 16 September represents a momentous occasion in their lengthy history—their independence... - Youth (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, I joined primary school students from Canberra and authors Beck and Robin Feiner to launch their book If I Was Prime Ministerpublished by ABC Books. To commemorate the launch of... - Calare Electorate: Bathurst Wallabies Triathlon Club (2 speeches)
More than 5,000 of the best triathletes in the world travelled to Queensland last week to compete in the 2018 International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Grand Final on the Gold Coast, a very...
