House debates
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Makin Electorate: Tea Tree Gully Football Club (1 speech)
Last month, Tea Tree Gully Football Club won the division 1 seniors SA Football Association grand final, defeating Rostrevor Old Collegians. The win was dedicated to teammate Jon Birkin, who... - Groom Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
Veterans are a very important part of the Groom electorate community—the Swartz Barracks, at Oakey Army Aviation Training Centre; Borneo Barracks at Cabarlah, north of Toowoomba; the RSLs... - Gone Fishing Day (1 speech)
On Sunday, before jumping on a plane to come down here, I attended Gone Fishing Day. Gone Fishing Day was held at the Darwin waterfront this year. Well done to AFANT, the Amateur Fishermen's... - Bonner Electorate: Lota House (1 speech)
() (): A proposed aged-care development in Lota has united my Bayside constituents like few other issues. I phone-canvassed the area and stopped by the local Manly markets recently and the No.1... - Skilled Agricultural Workforce (1 speech)
The Liberal-National government is hopeless. Another demonstration of how hopeless they are is their lack of planning when it comes to having a skilled agricultural workforce. We saw the debacle... - Fairfax Electorate: Cotton Tree Cenotaph (1 speech)
As we approach Remembrance Day 2018, I wish to congratulate the government, together with Dr Brendan Nelson, the Australian War Memorial, the local councils, the not-for-profit groups, including... - Kennedy Electorate: Diabetes (1 speech)
Of all deaths, 2.3 per cent are attributable to diabetes. There should be four diabetes deaths amongst the people living in the Torres Strait and Cape York, and in the Aboriginal communities of... - Wide Bay Electorate: Maryborough Special School (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, I was pleased to visit the Maryborough Special School with the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Darren Chester, to pay tribute to the students and teachers who produced the Stand... - Canberra Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I was recently contacted by Elliot, a member of my community who works in the IT industry, about the NBN in his apartment block. Elliot moved into a new apartment block in Coombs and contacted... - Flynn Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
In my electorate of Flynn, coal equals jobs and jobs equal growth. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change figures continue to show strong demand for high-quality Australian coal. We... - 'Girls Take Over Parliament' Program (1 speech)
On 11 October I participated in the Jasiri Australia and Girl Guides 'Girls take over Parliament' program with Amber Micale. As a result, last Thursday, Amber, in her capacity as the acting... - HMAS Tobruk (1 speech)
On the weekend Minister Leeanne Enoch from the Queensland Labor government announced that HMAS Tobruk would remain on her side in 30 metres of water and that no attempt would be made to right... - Timor-Leste (1 speech)
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the murders of two Australian, two British and one New Zealand journalist in the town of Balibo in the early days of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor.... - Barker Electorate (1 speech)
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of hosting the Prime Minister in my electorate of Barker. This is the third time he has visited Murray Bridge, first as immigration minister, then last year as... - Intersex Awareness Day (1 speech)
Friday, 26 October is Intersex Awareness Day. Intersex Australians are people whose biological sex characteristics at birth are not typically male or female. These people make up the 'I' in... - Death Penalty (1 speech)
Forty-four years ago this parliament passed legislation to abolish the death penalty for federal or territory offences, and it is 51 years since the last person in Australia was executed under... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
I would like to join my sentiments to those of the member for North Sydney and thank him for his contribution. It has been three weeks, but the Prime Minister's self-proclaimed muppet show is... - Forde Electorate: Beenleigh State High School (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a great school in my electorate of Forde for its outstanding educational and training activities. Beenleigh State High School, led by principal Matt O'Hanlon, has amongst... - Racism (2 speeches)
It is not okay to adopt white supremacist neo-Nazi mantras in this parliament. It is not okay for 23 members of the Morrison government to endorse white supremacism in this parliament. Those... - Deakin Electorate: Scouts and Guides (2 speeches)
On a lighter note, one of the great institutions for young people in this country is the Australian Scouting movement, which of course includes Guides. In my electorate of Deakin there are a...
