House debates
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Macquarie Electorate: Cumberland Plain Woodland (1 speech)
The construction of Western Sydney Airport involves the destruction of 359 hectares of Cumberland Plain Woodland. This woodland is a nationally-listed threatened ecological community and it's... - Deakin Electorate: Scouts and Guides (1 speech)
One of the great institutions for young people in this country is the Australian scouting movement, with many thousands of young Scouts and Guides participating across the country each week. In... - Parramatta Electorate: Parramatta Stadium (1 speech)
The building of the new Parramatta stadium has descended into complete farce. According to reports, the New South Wales Liberal government has failed to sign a single major event sponsor, despite... - Petrie Electorate: Redcliffe Relay For Life (1 speech)
I don't think there's a single person in in place who hasn't been impacted in some way by cancer. My grandfather, Ronald Bryant, died of stomach cancer before my mother was married. Cancer is... - Petition: Aged Care (1 speech)
It's a privilege to rise today to table Doreen Seniors Club's petition 'Spotlight on Aged Care'. Firstly, I'd like to congratulate Dani Trubiano and Terri Mackenzie on this 2,000-signature-strong... - Fisher Electorate: Small Business (5 speeches)
Last week I welcomed the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Senator Cash, to my electorate of Fisher as part of her national tour. The minister began the day... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Joseph Varga School (1 speech)
I want to give a big shout-out to my friends, the students and teachers of the Joseph Varga School in Randwick. It's a small school established as a special education school, but I like to think... - Robertson Electorate: Clean4Shore (1 speech)
Last Friday, the 2018 National Landcare Awards were held in Brisbane. I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate a particular and very special award winner, Clean4Shore, who took home this... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
This week is the global Week Without Violence, but, while government senators in Canberra were busy voting for motions grounded in white supremacist violence, the crisis of family violence... - Goldstein Electorate: Beaumaris Art Group Studios (1 speech)
The Beaumaris Art Group Studios has again celebrated Goldstein's artists, traders and shopkeepers with the Archibeau No. 2 Portrait Exhibition. With support from the Beaumaris Concourse Traders'... - Harrop, Mrs Jean (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to and acknowledge the 60 years of remarkable service by Mrs Jean Harrop to the Queensland Country Women's Association. Jean first joined the CWA in 1958 at Inala. While she... - Berowra Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
As a community with semirural areas, Berowra residents have an intrinsic connection with our farmers. That's why our government's response to the drought has been so strongly welcomed. With an... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
I recently met with representatives from the Australian Anti Ice Campaign to discuss the scourge of the drug ice and its impact on the lives of so many people—not just on those who use it... - India: Floods (1 speech)
A few weeks back I attended the Malayalee Association fundraiser for victims of the devastating floods in Kerala in southern India. I was touched to be part of such a special fundraising... - Racism (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House that it seems in our national parliament we have ministers' offices devoid of a search engine that would have prevented this week's shameful... - Preserve Sight Program (1 speech)
Diabetes is the leading cause of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of amputation and the leading cause of blindness. Yesterday in this place, with my co-chair of the parliamentary enemies... - Showcase WA (2 speeches)
On Monday I was proud to host, alongside my Western Australian colleague the member for O'Connor, our first showcase WA event, celebrating the diversity of Western Australia's contribution to our... - KIERNAN, Mr Ian Bruce Carrick, AO (1 speech)
Today Australia has lost one its great champions. Ian Kiernan has passed away after a battle with cancer, and Australia is poorer. A keen sailor, Ian noticed over many ocean journeys in the late... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Under a Shorten Labor government, families with three-year-olds will have universal access to 15 hours of subsidised early childhood education, so they can get the best start to lifelong... - National Carers Week (2 speeches)
I was delighted this morning to attend, with members from both sides of the chamber, the launch here in Parliament House of National Carers Week. There are some 2.7 million unpaid carers in...
