House debates
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- Federal Election (1 speech)
Around the country, and particularly in Western Australia, the recent election campaign was hard-fought. We had an ambitious target. Five fantastic Labor candidates were vying for election in... - Page Electorate: Reconciliation Australia Narragunnawali Awards 2019 (1 speech)
Maclean High School has been named a finalist in the Reconciliation Australia Narragunnawali Awards for 2019. I'd like to thank the committee, staff and volunteers, for their fantastic... - Gilmore Electorate: Water Safety (1 speech)
Our volunteer surf lifesavers play an essential role in saving lives and promoting water safety, health and wellbeing. Our Surf Life Saving clubs bring thousands of locals together and play an... - Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Morrison Liberal government is working hard to bust congestion in my local community. That's why I was shocked by the South Australian Freight Council's Moving freight report today. If... - Werriwa Electorate: Edmondson Park Railway Station (1 speech)
By 7 am, and on some days even earlier, Edmondson Park railway station is full. Commuters who are trying to get to work, university and appointments are turned away. They have two choices: to... - Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I remind the House that the ACCC dairy inquiry in 2018 noted that there was a major power imbalance between processors and dairy farmers in their negotiations, and that there was no transparency.... - Donate for Life Week (1 speech)
This is Donate for Life Week, which encourages Australians to register as organ donors. My very good friend Jessica Sparks inspired me to register, and I want to share her words in the hope that... - Moore Electorate: Higher Education (1 speech)
Improving access to quality higher education facilities in Joondalup is one of my priorities. I am a strong advocate for increased investment in the expansion of the Joondalup Learning Precinct,... - Quad Bikes (1 speech)
Quad bikes are dangerous, and governments need to do a better job of regulating them. In the first half of this year alone there have been seven quad bike deaths, including a child aged seven and... - Canning Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about crime in Mandurah, in my electorate of Canning. It is the first role of government to keep its citizens safe. As federal legislators, our focus must be on Australia's... - Volunteers (4 speeches)
I would like to recognise the extraordinary contribution of the army of helpers and volunteers I am grateful to have in Brand across the cities of Rockingham and Kwinana. Many of them have helped... - Richmond Fellowship Tasmania (1 speech)
Richmond Fellowship Tasmania has been operating for 30 years offering mental health service provision in Tasmania. Just this year it created a shell company, Richmond Futures, and through that... - Coal Industry (1 speech)
The author Charles Mackay in his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds noted that men go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one at a time.... - Conservative Political Action Conference (1 speech)
In nine days time, Australia will host its first Conservative Political Action Conference, sponsored by the Liberal Party think tanks, the Menzies centre and the IPA. I note that the member for... - Infrastructure: Roads, Unemployment (1 speech)
Road congestion is a vice in the major cities and eastern seaboard of Australia, but it is out of control in Queensland, and the HILDA survey pointed that out yesterday. The ABS tells us that the... - Economy (1 speech)
Australians are under enormous financial stress, and the release of yesterday's Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Survey confirms their worst fears. Australians' living standards are actually... - Vantari VR (1 speech)
The greatest initiatives that move us forward as a nation are never created by governments. Across Australia, it's entrepreneurial work that's quietly happening each day which will shape the... - de Vulder, Mr Ivan (1 speech)
This month the world got a little bit dimmer with the passing of a dear friend of our Labor family, Ivan de Vulder. An unsung hero, Ivan was Labor to his bones. He knew the value of social... - Forde Electorate: Logan Hyperdome (2 speeches)
A lot has changed since the Logan Hyperdome shopping centre first opened its doors 30 years ago. There were a water park and a zoo at the present site and, sadly, I had a lot more hair. The...
