House debates
Monday, 15 October 2018
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month (1 speech)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last Saturday, families affected by this terrible disease marked Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The women and men who live with advanced breast... - North Sydney Electorate: Bushcare (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate those in North Sydney's Bushcare program on a significant milestone—their 25th anniversary. Residents in North Sydney understandably feel passionately about the... - Scullin Electorate: Principal for a Day (1 speech)
Last week I had the great privilege of being principal for a day at Plenty Parklands Primary School in my electorate of Scullin. I'm very pleased to report that the school remains standing after... - Wynne, Mr Taj (1 speech)
Congratulations to Taj Wynne, who is in year 3 at the Queen of Apostles school in Tangney. He is the top performer in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools spelling test... - Jordan, Mr Ray (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to thank a local legend for his contribution to our community. My good friend Ray Jordan has been volunteering with the Mount Druitt Senior Citizens and Welfare... - Queensland: Natural Disasters (1 speech)
Last Thursday a ferocious storm cell ripped through parts of Wide Bay destroying crops; injuring people, stock and wildlife; damaging buildings; uprooting trees; smashing cars; and blocking... - Moreton Electorate: Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School (1 speech)
Earlier this year I visited the Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School at Tennyson in my electorate of Moreton, a school that transforms children's lives. Sadly, the young people attending the... - Sunshine Coast: Health Care (1 speech)
I congratulate the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health on the recent announcement of a competitive public application process for 20 Medicare-eligible MRI licences at locations of need... - Adelaide Coastal Trail (1 speech)
Adelaide, and indeed South Australia, has stunning coastlines, and there's nowhere that has better coastlines than the southern Adelaide region. Of course, the previous state government had been... - Leichhardt Electorate: Australian Irish Dancing Championships (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise this evening to speak about the Australian Irish Dancing Championships, which was held in Cairns recently. It's the first time the championship has been held in... - National Rugby League School to Work Program (1 speech)
I congratulate Kiara Astbury, Rideika Boney, Tanisha Brooksby, Phoebe Gorman, Taliah King, Hayley Marshall and Kale Talbott, who all took part recently in the National Rugby League's marquee... - Strother, Mr Roger (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to one of the Coorong's kind-hearted community leaders, who tragically passed away earlier this year. Former mayor and regional trailblazer Roger Strother was a true... - Parramatta Electorate: Pink Ribbon Breakfast (1 speech)
On Sunday morning, I was privileged to attend the annual pink ribbon breakfast in Parramatta. It's an event I have been attending for nearly eight years. It was started by Rekha Rajvanshi eight... - Grey Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
About a week ago, I took the opportunity to visit a region out to the east of Burra in my electorate, to Eudunda, which is severely affected by the current dry conditions of the drought. I toured... - Invictus Games (1 speech)
The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for wounded, injured and ill service men and women. The games include those still on active duty and veterans. I would like to make special... - Roads (2 speeches)
It's clear that Labor has deserted the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We all know that Labor spent $1.3 billion of taxpayers' money to cancel the East West Link, and all we've seen since that time... - Oxley Electorate: Girl Guides (1 speech)
I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for your protection. On Saturday night just gone, I had the pleasure of attending the 60th anniversary celebration for the Oxley Girl Guides, an iconic group... - Boothby Electorate: Grumpy Old Men (3 speeches)
This month I was delighted to visit the Grumpy Old Men, a Men's Shed group based at the Edwardstown Baptist Church in my electorate of Boothby. - Calwell Electorate: Second Chance Animal Rescue (1 speech)
On Friday I popped into the Second Chance Animal Rescue shelter in my electorate, in Campbellfield. I want to take the opportunity to thank them for the enormous amount of good work that they do... - Forde Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students at Marsden State High School for their commitment to removing the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Year 9 student leaders at... - Holt Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
On the same note, I rise today to discuss the need for a headspace centre in Cranbourne. Last week, we recognised headspace day. This is a national day of support for mental health and the... - Bonner Electorate: Better Ageing Grant Program (1 speech)
It was great to see the Minister for Sport launch the Move It Australia—Better Ageing Grant Program last month. With our ageing population, it's more important than ever to get older... - Blue Mountains: Bushfires (1 speech)
The seventeenth of October marks the fifth anniversary of the devastating Blue Mountains bushfires, which destroyed 200 homes in Mount Victoria, Winmalee, Springwood and Yellow Rock. Five years... - Make It 30 Days (1 speech)
Earlier this month I launched a campaign to get a fair go for locals, local businesses, the local economy and local jobs throughout North Queensland. In recent years multinational mining... - Mental Health Month (1 speech)
October is Mental Health Month. It is estimated that one in five Australians will experience a mental health problem during their lifetime. As a pharmacist who worked in the mental health... - Bouddi Foundation for the Arts (1 speech)
It was a pleasure to be at the 2018 Bouddi Foundation for the Arts awards day at Wagstaffe over the weekend. The awards are always a very special afternoon. They recognise the incredible local... - Australian Public Service (1 speech)
When Senator Cormann addressed the APSwide Canberra conference last week he laid out his plans to invigorate the Australian Public Service. Like any propagandist, he tried to take control of the... - Field of Light: Avenue of Honour (1 speech)
I recently had the honour of opening the Field of Light: Avenue of Honour installation in Albany, which received $290,000 from the government's Building Better Regions Fund. Anyone who's seen the... - Australian Constitution (1 speech)
I stand in this place today proud to represent the Bwgcolman people and the traditional owners, the Manbarra people, of Palm Island, as they share their journey in their centenary year for the... - Bayside Toy Library (2 speeches)
It's my great privilege to celebrate today the incredible work of the Bayside Toy Library in Brighton East that's giving Goldstein families access to over 3,000 toys to assist with childhood...
