House debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

  • Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Mobile phone reception matters a lot in a bushfire. Messages and phone calls go flying back and forth as people make decisions about what to do, when to go and who else they need to make sure has...
  • Braddon Electorate: Burnie Agricultural Show (1 speech)
    Agricultural shows have always played an important role in my electorate of Braddon. For a few years now, the numbers attending some rural shows have been on the decline. The volunteers needed to...
  • Kingsford Smith Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
    On Monday evening, I attended a community meeting with hundreds of locals at the Matraville RSL club, regarding a proposal by Orora paper mills and SUEZ to build a new plant at their site at...
  • Syria, Biosecurity (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the deeply concerning situation developing in Syria. The unilateral actions of the Erdogan regime in northern Syria are causing significant civilian suffering. Media reports...
  • Parliament (1 speech)
    I'm pleased to have this opportunity to raise issues that I hope are of importance to all of us here in this chamber—issues around how our democracy operates and the not-very-high esteem...
  • Queensland: Water, Queensland: Energy (1 speech)
    I rise today to express my concerns about the disturbing actions of my state government, the Queensland state government. The Queensland state government does not seem to understand the...