House debates
Monday, 2 December 2019
- Iran (1 speech)
News is finally starting to come out of Iran about the atrocities that have been committed. Recently, protests broke out over petrol prices and the Iranian government responded disproportionately... - Water for Fodder (1 speech)
Today the Liberal-National coalition released the guidelines for the Water for Fodder program. The first instalment of this program is providing 40 gigalitres of irrigation water for primary... - Australian Young Labor (1 speech)
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to thank some of the many wonderful members of Young Labor for their passion, dedication and hard work over the last year. It's been a tough year for this... - SHINE Community Services (1 speech)
( WA Seniors Week, which runs from 10 to 17 November, is an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the very special contribution that WA seniors make to our communities and families. I was... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Given tomorrow is the International Day of People with Disability, I wish to raise with the Chamber matters concerning the NDIS. Time and again I am contacted by constituents and service... - Canning Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I'm pleased to report that in the last month two Canning schools have officially opened new facilities, built and refurbished with the assistance of the Morrison government. The first of these... - Canberra: Community Organisations, Member for Fenner: Staff (1 speech)
The Christmas season can be hard on those who are down on their luck. I thank organisations in Canberra who are doing their part to help the most disadvantaged in our community at this time. The... - Page Electorate: Sporting Achievements (1 speech)
Students from Mummulgum Public School and Stratheden Public School represented their schools in the small schools relay at the New South Wales PSSA athletics championships on 7 November in... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
I recently visited the electorate of Paterson, where the member for Paterson and I met with community members about the impact of PFAS contamination in the vicinity of RAAF Base Williamtown. PFAS... - The Nationals (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I'd like to bring your attention to a time in the past, when I first arrived here at Parliament House, when there were discussions by the then leader of us closing down the... - Lyons Electorate: Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
The Derwent Valley community has been well served for more than 50 years by two long-serving GPs, Dr Ralph Peters and Dr Micheil Sweet. Each has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia... - North Sydney Electorate: Christmas 2019 (1 speech)
The North Sydney school Christmas card competition is a great tradition started by my predecessor, Joe Hockey, which I've been delighted to continue. This year, the theme was 'What I love about... - Wills Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It's time to reflect on what a year 2019 has been and to acknowledge and celebrate some particularly favourite moments in my electorate of Wills. In January, I launched the season of the new... - Bowman Electorate: Leslie Harrison Dam (1 speech)
My fine city of Redlands has always paid it forward, and we had fabulous water infrastructure from the Straddie aquifer. But now, with Labor's interconnector, we are part of the SEQ Water Grid. A... - New South Wales: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The state MP for Liverpool, Paul Lynch, Liverpool City Council and my constituents have all raised concerns, which I share, about the New South Wales government plan for the upgrade of Hoxton... - New South Wales Bushfires (1 speech)
The northern boundary of my electorate is the Hawkesbury River, and residents have been closely watching the Gospers Mountain fire from there. On Friday I had the opportunity to visit the area... - Perth Electorate: Orana House (1 speech)
On 7 November, I joined members of the Perth community for the 30-year anniversary of Orana House. At The Rise in Maylands, we celebrated one of the best services in our community that deals with... - Chisholm Electorate: New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program (1 speech)
I first came to Australia as an international student from Hong Kong in my youth. I immediately fell in love with Australia's people and culture and decided to call this country home. My... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Today I spoke to Ron Fletcher. He lives in Albion Park in my electorate. Ron spoke to me about his wife Mary, who sadly died in May 2017. They were just 10 days short of their golden wedding... - Reid Electorate: Eurella Community Services (1 speech)
Tomorrow marks the International Day of People with Disability, and I would like to draw attention to a committed NDIS provider in my electorate, Eurella Community Services. I recently visited... - Northern Territory: Australian Training Awards (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge the Territorians who were honoured at the recent Australian Training Awards and make special mention of Judith McKay, the recipient of the National Achievement Award.... - Penrith Community Christmas Tree Lighting (1 speech)
When I got home on Friday I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Penrith community Christmas tree lighting in Memory Park with my family and thousands of locals. There was so much... - Adelaide Hills Landscape Arts Prize (1 speech)
The Adelaide Hills Landscape Arts Prize for 2019 was awarded last night. This is a biennial arts prize. It's open only to South Australian artists for their depictions of our beautiful Adelaide... - Bondi to Bronte Ocean Swim (1 speech)
Yesterday, along with 1,900 others, I took part in one of Australia's most iconic ocean swims—the Bondi to Bronte. The water temperature was about 21 degrees and the swell was about a metre... - Minister for Home Affairs (1 speech)
The Minister for Home Affairs is now fighting a ridiculous legal battle to see whether he has the power to deport Aboriginal people from Australia—that's right. It sounds absurd, and it is.... - Riding for the Disabled Maryborough (1 speech)
Recently, when I visited Riding for the Disabled Maryborough, I had the great pleasure of seeing kids from Maryborough Special School on their horses. They absolutely beamed as they rode around.... - Chiappetta, Mr Antonio (1 speech)
I want to congratulate Chifley's own Antonio Chiappetta, who last week won the 2019 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher of the Year award. Well done! The award recognises music teachers for their passion... - Fairfax Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
On 27 October this year, three surf lifesavers from the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club were on roving patrol. They were Robin Smith, Taylah Kouvaras and Abigail Green. They spotted a... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Australia and nations all around the world need to take action to limit the effects of our changing climate, and adults and kids all around Australia know it. Recently I met with a group of... - Cowper Electorate: Bushfires (2 speeches)
Since 8 November this year, my electorate of Cowper has suffered greatly from the fires which have raged for the past three weeks. We have lost some 60 homes in Nambucca Shire, 61 homes in...
