House debates
Monday, 15 October 2018
- Canberra Electorate: Drones (1 speech)
The drone delivery trial in Bonython is still going and residents are getting increasingly fed up. Since I did a callout last month, feedback about the drone trial has not slowed down. In fact,... - Pidcock, Father Paul (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge Father Paul Pidcock, who is retiring after 62 years of faithfully serving the school community of St John's College, Woodlawn, in Lismore. Father Pidcock first arrived... - Immigration Detention (1 speech)
It is my sad obligation today to recognise in this chamber the recent statement from Medecins Sans Frontieres about refugees and asylum seekers in Australian-funded facilities on Nauru. Upon... - Canning Electorate (1 speech)
It has been a hive of activity in Canning these past three weeks. We've had the Serpentine and Jarrahdale Country Fair and Jarrahdale Log Chop; the Waroona Show and the Perth Hills Live Lighter... - Energy (1 speech)
No doubt, like most Australians—like the residents of Eden-Monaro and, no doubt, the residents of Indi, as I see the member for Indi in the chamber here today—the good voters of... - Western Australia: Telethon (1 speech)
We are heading for a very important and very special weekend in Western Australia—and no, I'm not talking about the Taylor Swift concert! What I'm talking about is Telethon. Generations of... - Northern Territory: Relationship with Indonesia (1 speech)
Our north Australian communities have for centuries or longer traded with our northern neighbours, and we want to see those relationships grow into the future. I was very proud to establish the... - Indi Electorate: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Colleagues, there are some very special guests in the gallery today. I'd like to acknowledge leaders from Sacred Heart College in Yarrawonga and FCJ College Benalla. I acknowledge in particular,... - Great Australian Round Up (1 speech)
I'm here to talk about the Great Australian Round Up and I'm not talking about question time. I'm talking about stock handling and cow work; I'm talking about a dry work program; I'm talking... - Lalor Electorate: India-Africa Festival (1 speech)
I rise today to commend both African Media Australia and the Forum for Indian Australians on their wonderful India-Africa Festival held on 22 September in the electorate of Lalor. It was a great... - Cantello, Lieutenant George (1 speech)
A fortnight ago I had the special privilege of meeting Don Cantello of the USA at Hammondville, on the site where Don's father, Lieutenant George Cantello, commander of the 41st Pursuit Squadron... - National Carers Week (1 speech)
Today marks the start of National Carers Week, a week dedicated to recognising and commending the contribution of unpaid carers to our country. They're usually family and friends who make a great... - Teachers (1 speech)
In last week's Q&A show but also in an opinion piece of mine in The Australian last week, we examined the plight of Australian teachers. It's a surmountable but still very serious workplace... - Payday Loans (1 speech)
It's 1,165 days—that is how long this government has known there has been a problem with the loan sharks in the out-of-control payday loans industry in this country. In that time, the... - Brisbane Electorate: 42 for 42 (1 speech)
In Brisbane on Wednesday I attended a special and, at times, emotional community fundraising lunch for a group known as the 42 for 42. That name stands for the 41 soldiers killed in Afghanistan,... - Lindsay Electorate: Frocktober (1 speech)
One woman dies every eight hours from ovarian cancer. It is the ninth-most-common cancer and the most lethal of all the gynaecological cancers. It has few warning symptoms and no early detection... - Showcase WA (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome some special guests who have flown in from WA to help myself and the member for Burt for Showcase WA. The PM will open the event in the Mural Hall just after 6 pm, with... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Last week the UNIPCC released a groundbreaking report on the dangers of climate change and the urgent need for the entire world to act in coalition to reduce climate change to only rising by... - AFL Grand Final (4 speeches)
I want to congratulate the West Coast Eagles on their fourth premiership win in a classic AFL thriller of a grand final. It was a heart-stopping last five minutes. The Eagles never dropped their...
