House debates
Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate Jael Wena, a 12-year-old student from Hazel Glen College in our electorate of McEwen, who stunned audiences and took out third prize in the highly prestigious... - Ryan Electorate: Country Women's Association (1 speech)
Today I want to pay tribute to the Country Women's Association, which advances the rights of women, families and communities through advocacy and empowerment, especially for those living in... - Braddon Electorate: Blue Hills Honey (1 speech)
It's no secret that my electorate of Braddon is home to some of Australia's best producers. In 1960, Blue Hills Honey, located in the far north-west town of Mawbanna, out in the hills behind... - Diabetes (1 speech)
On 23 August we had a bit of a disruption in this place, it must be said. It was the day that we changed prime ministers and, unfortunately, that interrupted the Juvenile Diabetes Research... - Bendigo Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
Tomorrow, school students from around the country will go on strike, including students in the town of Castlemaine in my electorate. This is the second time that students from the town of... - Deakin Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
As another year comes to an end, traffic in Melbourne just keeps getting worse and worse. Therefore, I'm very proud to be part of a government that has made it a priority to ease congestion for... - Canberra Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Here is Elliot Crighton's NBN saga, part 4. On 19 November, NBN Co advised me that Elliot Crighton's apartment in Coombs was finally activated for service. After 10 days, it wasn't activated. I... - Forde Electorate: Rural Fire Brigades (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to commend my local rural fire brigades—Cedar Creek Wolffdene Rural Fire Brigade, Ormeau Rural Fire Brigade, Chambers Flat Rural Fire Brigade and the... - Broadband (1 speech)
The National Broadband Network is obviously still causing great frustration for many people, including those in Canberra as well as in Hobart. For example, a constituent tells me NBN refused to... - Bonner Electorate: Community Garden (1 speech)
I'm fortunate to be involved in so many amazing community driven schemes that benefit so many of my constituents. One of these is a campaign to establish a community garden in Wynnum Central. I... - Jasiri Australia Girls Takeover Parliament Program (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting a participant of the Jasiri Australia Girls Takeover Parliament program. The Girls Takeover Parliament program aims to encourage more women to enter... - Fisher Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Yesterday, in a scene too familiar to residents in my electorate of Fisher, there was a serious accident on the Bruce Highway. An overturned truck blocked both northbound lanes and thousands of... - Music Education (2 speeches)
Music drops deep as does student education The kids ain't learning if they've got no motivation. Music plays second fiddle to maths and English But did you know that kids do better when they... - O'Connor Electorate: Radiation Therapy (1 speech)
I will start today by giving a big shout-out to Isabel Kent and Digby Smith, all the way from the tiny town of Frankland River in the deep south of my electorate, who are here with their... - Polish School of Sydney (1 speech)
Kingsford Smith is home to one of Australia's largest Polish language schools. Each Saturday morning at the Polish School of Sydney in Randwick children and adults learn and develop their... - Family Life (1 speech)
Congratulations to Family Life, on receiving the gold award in the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards this morning for their Together We Can campaign. The campaign is a comprehensive... - Stars Foundation (1 speech)
Last week I was honoured to visit the Stars program at Heatley Secondary College with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and shadow minister for education, Tanya Plibersek, where Labor announced... - Federation University Australia (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Federation University which will embark on a major redevelopment at its Berwick campus following an incredible $40.7 million injection from the federal government. This is... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
I rise to talk about gay conversion therapy, a thoroughly discredited practice which is not only damaging but can be deadly. The AMA has been clear in its condemnation, as has the World Medical... - Gregson, Mr Wayne (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge a staffer, who worked for me when I was a state member of parliament, by the name of Wayne Gregson. Wayne and Linda were a husband and wife team who worked for...
