House debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
- Gilmore Electorate: Slow Food South Coast (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Slow Food South Coast annual local Producers Grant and Snail of Approval awards at Ulladulla. Over 100 local producers were at this wonderful event... - Grey Electorate: Riesling Trail (1 speech)
The Clare Valley is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions in South Australia, if not Australia. A couple of weeks ago I was there to commemorate the completion of and to open the Riesling... - Brand Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
If ever the people of Rockingham, from Singleton to Golden Bay, Secret Harbour, Baldivis, Port Kennedy and Warnbro needed any reminding that the Liberal Party of this country and the Morrison... - Winds of Joy (1 speech)
Last week I swapped out my brogues for boat shoes to take part in the Winds of Joy program with students from Centennial Park School. This is one of many transformative programs offered by... - Immigration (1 speech)
I rise today regarding Jae, the son of my constituents Yuang and Tony Woodward. Jae came to Australia with his brother and mother as a young student and, whilst his mother and brother applied... - Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
Maddie is a quiet achiever who shows great care and initiative. At eight years old, in year 2 at Mater Dei Catholic Primary School in Ashgrove, Maddie was the youngest participant in Ryan to be... - Household and Personal Debt (1 speech)
Since parliament last sat, there's been outrageous new data released by the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Stop the Debt Trap Alliance which has shown that the number of households currently... - Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the very important topic of organ donation, and I'd like to start by commending my home state of South Australia. In South Australia, whenever you apply or re-apply for a... - Tasmania: Anti-Protest Laws (1 speech)
I have repeatedly raised concerns that the federal government is turning Australia into a police state. Now it seems the states are just as bad. Today the Tasmanian parliament is debating... - Herbert Electorate: Endeavour Foundation (1 speech)
How good is Townsville? The work of the Endeavour Foundation in Townsville is absolutely incredible and I want to pay tribute to this amazing organisation today. A few weeks ago I had the... - Science (1 speech)
I hope members and senators have taken the opportunity today to meet some of the hundreds of scientists who are here as part of the Science meets Parliament program. Australian scientists are the... - Bondi to Manly Walk (1 speech)
How good is the new Bondi to Manly walk, which is opening shortly? There can be little doubt about the beauty of Sydney's magnificent harbour and the iconic Bondi and Manly beaches. With this in... - Dobell Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
Out of necessity, Central Coast Council this week voted to enter into a funding agreement with the Morrison government to accept a $70 million roads package. That sounds like a good headline... - Fisher Electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
I'm delighted to say that, among the many changes happening on the Sunshine Coast today, we are welcoming to our region a growing, vibrant and successful community of people with Indian ancestry.... - CapTel (1 speech)
Betty Levy, 103 years old, lives in Springwood—in Buckland—and she absolutely loves hearing from her sons and grandsons over the phone. She can do that because she uses CapTel. But... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
The communities and the primary producers of the southern connected basin in the Murray-Darling Basin are increasingly feeling the impact of the lack of affordable water as they try to produce... - Darwin International Laksa Festival (1 speech)
As I flew down here to the nation's capital from Darwin, in Darwin the winners of the Darwin International Laksa Festival were being announced. I want to thank all the incredible eateries in... - New South Wales: Bushfires (1 speech)
Our nation has witnessed dozens of terrible bushfires, including in New South Wales and also near my electorate of Robertson, where the Gospers Mountain fire has been burning through hundreds of... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
The Australian public expects their elected representatives and their government to govern in the national interest, not in their personal or partisan interests. That's why we have checks on the... - Police Referrals (2 speeches)
I'd like to bring to the House's attention the constant abuse by the opposition of referring matters to our police services, who do an outstanding job. There are so many of them. There is Senator...
