House debates
Monday, 25 November 2019
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
ANZ recently announced a statutory profit after tax for the year ended 30 September 2019 of $5.95 billion. Last Thursday ANZ announced that they're closing the Yankalilla branch in May. This is... - Avalon Community Garden (1 speech)
An excellent community initiative is the Avalon Community Garden. It was established in 2010 on the grounds of Barrenjoey High School. The aim was to create a place to share skills and knowledge... - Aged Care (3 speeches)
In recent weeks the government has made a call for Australians to work longer and is encouraging people to stay in the workforce until they are in their 60s and perhaps their 70s. I want to point... - Hughes Electorate: Memorial (1 speech)
On Sunday 10 November, on the eve of Remembrance Day, I was pleased to unveil a new memorial in the Sutherland Shire that listed all the names of those who served in World War II. I did this with... - Chile: Human Rights (1 speech)
The Chilean and Latin American communities have a long history in Australia. This first known Chilean to arrive in Australia was a former president of Chile, General Ramon Freire, who came in... - Bennelong Electorate (1 speech)
It's a slightly scary thought, but Christmas is approaching at a rapid rate, which means it is time to start thinking about Christmas cards—not do anything; just think about it. This year I... - Home Care Packages (1 speech)
I rise today to discuss the disgraceful wait times this government is inflicting on older Australians trying to access home care. There are almost 120,000 older Australians on the waitlist for... - Higgins Medal (1 speech)
The Higgins Medal is awarded to students who exhibit leadership amongst their peers, demonstrate a degree of excellence in attitude and achievement in their school and community, and display a... - Aged Care (1 speech)
It is completely unacceptable what is taking place in the aged-care sector. The royal commission has described this as nothing less than neglect, and the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government has... - Moore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
The Reid Highway and Erindale Road intersection is one of the busiest and most-congested junctions in the northern suburbs of Perth. The Reid Highway is a major east-west traffic link between the... - Aged Care (1 speech)
The stunning reality in this day and age is that there are 120,000 people waiting to get aged care in this country. They're on the waiting list. That 120,000 is a big number, and there will be a... - Women's Legal Service Tasmania (1 speech)
I had the privilege last week to launch an initiative by Women's Legal Service Tasmania to assist women escaping domestic violence in Northern Tasmania. I'm committed to addressing and creating... - Aged Care (3 speeches)
Australia's aged-care system is broken. There is not one part of the system that isn't impacted by crisis. The crisis has many numbers, but what we all need to remember is that they are people... - Harper, Ms Jessica (1 speech)
I wish to highlight the achievements of a constituent of my electorate, soprano singer Jessica Harper of Paddington—where I live—for her success as a young opera singer who has made a... - Chau, Mr Van Kham (1 speech)
Today members of Australia's Vietnamese community have come to Canberra to draw attention to the incarceration in Vietnam of Australian citizen Van Kham Chau, who, earlier this month, was... - Aged Care (2 speeches)
One of the starkest examples of the seriousness of the insurance crisis in North Queensland is that of an aged-care home in my electorate that has recently been hit with a 1,000 per cent premium... - Movember (1 speech)
Well, there's the trucker, there's the pencil, there's the horseshoe—all different types of moustaches. And why am I talking about moustaches? Because, since 2004, men such as me have been... - Aged Care (1 speech)
We can test the values and standards that should be clearly visible in Australian life by looking at how we care for the most vulnerable members of our community, including many older... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
Australia is often referred to as the lucky country, and indeed we live in the best country on earth. But, as the PM pointed out over the weekend, Australia's economic prosperity has... - New South Wales Bushfires (1 speech)
On 12 November large parts of New South Wales faced catastrophic fire warnings for the first time since a new rating system was introduced. The New South Wales government declared a state of... - Longman Electorate: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Last week the Morrison government broadened the horizons of the people of Longman by providing more pathways into employment and, at the same time, has kept the art of welding alive and assisted... - Calwell Electorate: Sikh Community (1 speech)
On Friday, 8 November I had the absolute pleasure of representing my local Sikh community at the 550th anniversary since the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, at the... - 2nd Adelaide Scout Group (1 speech)
This year, the 2nd Adelaide Scout Group celebrates its 110th birthday. Based in Mitcham, the group is the oldest continuously operating scouting group in South Australia. The group has four... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about aged care and the government's response to the aged-care royal commission's interim report. The government seemed to be dragged kicking and screaming to making a... - Roxby Downs Carols Night (1 speech)
On Saturday night, I had the great pleasure of attending the Roxby Downs carols night. There were probably 250 or 300 people on the town oval. Well done to Theresa Bunyon, Ben Vandeleur and Alan... - Cranbourne-Narre Relay for Life (1 speech)
I have taken this opportunity, unexpected though it might be, to talk about the Cranbourne-Narre Relay for Life event that was conducted at the Casey athletic fields on Saturday 16 November. The... - Diamond Valley Railway (2 speeches)
I had the opportunity on Sunday to visit the Diamond Valley Railway in my electorate, in Eltham Lower Park, on Main Road. It's the largest tourist attraction in the Shire of Nillumbik and...
