House debates
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- National Rural Women's Coalition (1 speech)
This week the National Rural Women's Coalition have been here for their Canberra Muster. It was a great honour to meet with them and hear firsthand about the remarkable work they're undertaking... - Drought (1 speech)
In the House only a few weeks ago I made the point that we who live in the coastlands of this Great South Land have great empathy for those suffering through this drought in parts of Australia. I... - Economy (1 speech)
Let's take a look at the facts of the Australian economy: economic growth is the slowest it has been since the global financial crisis; wages have stagnated; 1.9 million Australians are looking... - Great Southern Business Awards (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of attending the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual Great Southern Business Awards on Saturday night. The event was held at the Albany Entertainment Centre, and I... - Economy (1 speech)
The International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook has slashed Australia's growth forecasts, and this makes a mockery of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's claims that the Morrison government has... - Wheelchair Rugby League Australia (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about Wheelchair Rugby League Australia, a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2010 that facilitates the premier wheelchair rugby league competitions across... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Last week, 90 NDIS participants and disability carers met in Corangamite to voice their serious concerns about the scheme. I and my electorate acknowledge the value of the NDIS. It is... - Weatherstone, Ms Patricia (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a special member of our community in the Ryan electorate: Patricia Weatherstone, a passionate golfer, a former staff member in my office and an all-round wonderful... - Middle East (1 speech)
Last week, Turkey launched an unlawful attack on Kurdish held territory in north-east Syria. Since then, hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced from their homes and at least 30... - Rare Voices Australia (1 speech)
I'm proud to announce that next month I will once again be embarking on a 100-kay walk around my electorate of Bennelong for charity. This year I'm partnering with Rare Voices Australia to raise... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
We have 1.9 million Australians looking for a job or for more work on this government's watch. We have the worst wages growth on record. We have weak household consumption and retail spending and... - Nicholls Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Today I rise in support of three local government councils in my electorate of Nicholls, and local businesses as well. The City of Greater Shepparton, the Campaspe Shire and the Moira Shire are... - Petition: Cambodia (2 speeches)
I hereby lodge this petition, subject to the approval of the Petitions Committee, of 1,400 Cambodian Australians pertaining to the grave human rights abuses that are being perpetrated on the... - Menzies Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
The Doncaster Bowling Club in my electorate of Menzies will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year with a series of celebrations to mark this historic event. The club was founded in December... - Economy (1 speech)
Of course we've all been looking with interest at the disturbing downgrading of the growth predictions by the IMF today, with the Australian growth forecast dropping from the modest 2.8 per cent... - Osteoporosis (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about osteoporosis. World Osteoporosis Day, 20 October, is dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. We must reduce... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
One of the reasons that this country has a National Disability Insurance Scheme is the work of an excellent grassroots disability organisation called Every Australian Counts. Today Kirsten Dean... - Moncrieff Electorate: Sea World (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a travel website's ban on ticket sales for Sea World in my electorate, which is shameful. Sea World CEO, Bikash Randhawa, has said it is 'activism gone mad'. Sea World has a... - Economy (1 speech)
In the last 24 hours, the International Monetary Fund has just downgraded Australia's growth rate to 1.7 per cent. That is a downgrading which is four times larger than those of other advanced... - Environment (4 speeches)
It's time the environmental debate was taken back from the extremists who sit on the other side of this chamber. The reality is that the coalition has a proud record of conserving and stewarding...
