House debates
Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month (2 speeches)
Many Australians participate every year in the Cancer Council's Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness and funds for breast and gynaecological cancers. A number of those events are held this... - Petition: Food Allergies (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition of more than 7,000 signatures from families affected by food allergies, calling on the Minister for Health to facilitate all necessary policy initiatives, legislation... - McMahon Electorate: Waste Management Facilities (1 speech)
After years of community opposition, an energy-from-waste incinerator at Eastern Creek by Dial A Dump Industries was rejected last year by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission and... - Menzies Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Doncaster East athlete and hammer thrower Stephanie Ratcliffe, who has been named Manningham Leader's Junior Sports Star for 2019. The... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
While this government oversees the lowest wages growth in decades—and, as we heard from Senator Cormann, 'This is a deliberate feature of our economic architecture'—Alice Workman... - Bushby, Ms Hazel (Elaine) (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to a wonderful lady Hazel Elaine Bushby, who passed away in Launceston over the weekend. Elaine served her community over a lifetime as a volunteer, faithfully and... - Eurobodalla Health Expo (1 speech)
On 12 October, I had the honour of officially opening the Eurobodalla Health Expo at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club. This is a great local event with over 50 stalls to promote and link people... - Moncrieff Electorate: Homelessness (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about homelessness in my community and the incredible work that Rosie's in Southport does to help those in need. I had the experience of going to Rosie's a few weeks ago to... - Australian Muslim Social Services Agency (1 speech)
I was delighted to attend the first-ever Australian Muslim Social Services Agency open day earlier this month, along with Ellen Sandell, the Greens state member for Melbourne, and hundreds of... - Berowra Electorate: Greenway Park (1 speech)
I'm pleased to update the House on the Upgrade Greenway Park campaign in Cherrybrook, in my electorate. In 2018 the local community came to me with petitions and a campaign that they had run to... - University of New South Wales (1 speech)
I congratulate the staff, students and supporters of the University of New South Wales, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last week. Established in 1949 with a focus on scientific,... - Boothby Electorate: Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club (1 speech)
One hundred years ago, in October 1919, sailors from Brighton and Seacliff came together to form the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club. I was honoured to attend the opening of their 100th season,... - Australian Sikh Community (1 speech)
Earlier this week by colleagues and I were delighted to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, with Australian Sikh Council and Sikhs from around Australia.... - Stirling Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House today about the local government elections for the City of Stirling in my electorate which occurred last weekend. I've got a bit of a soft spot for local government... - Bendigo Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
Well, this weekend will be very exciting in Bendigo. On Sunday, we will have the official season opening of the Bendigo Cricket Association open women's cricket competition. It is exciting... - Cowper Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to speak about just one project of this government's record infrastructure build that I'm very passionate about—that is, the Coffs Harbour bypass. The $1.8 billion in funding towards... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
This government's arrogance absolutely appals me. One of my first actions as the re-elected member for Macquarie was to ask the government to include me on the Forum on Western Sydney Airport,... - Nicholls Electorate: Committee for Greater Shepparton (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting representatives of the Committee for Greater Shepparton here in the parliament. The Committee for Greater Shepparton is the united voice of the region's... - Lilley Electorate: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Last week I condemned this government for presiding over an economy which has seen TheCourier Mail call my village of Nundah Village the 'village of the damned'. This week we've had revelations... - Sikh Community (2 speeches)
This week I had the absolute honour of being invited to celebrate the 550th birthday of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion and the first of 10 Sikh gurus. It was the first...
