House debates
Thursday, 5 December 2019
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (1 speech)
Last weekend, while pondering the sitting before Christmas, I tweeted about the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction's first speech in this place and his dispatches from the front line on... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the farmers and irrigators from across the basin that have been in Canberra this week to express their democratic right to protest about the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.... - Veterans: Suicide (1 speech)
On behalf of the five RSLs in my electorate of Lilley, on the north side of Brisbane—RSLs that have earned and deserve a voice in this parliament and deserve to be heard—I call on the... - Fisher Electorate: Alexandra Headland Surf Lifesaving Club (1 speech)
Today is International Volunteer Day. I want to send a huge shout-out to all volunteers, particularly the rural fireys who are out there as we speak doing some great work in protecting our homes... - Member for Lalor: Netball Injury (1 speech)
When the member for Cooper was elected in the Batman by-election, the former Leader of the Opposition rightfully crowned her the 'hero of Batman'. Yesterday, the member for Cooper became the hero... - Robertson Electorate: Christmas Card Competition (1 speech)
Students from across the electorate of Robertson have submitted their designs to my annual Christmas card competition and they've done so in record numbers this year. The competition has been... - Dams (1 speech)
The Central Highlands and the east coast of Tasmania are facing very difficult conditions and have not seen much needed rain for many months. In the Central Highlands town of Bothwell, for... - Bennelong STEM Challenge (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House about the Bennelong STEM Challenge happening tomorrow. It's a particularly important local initiative I started several years ago. As many members of this House are... - Mayo Electorate (1 speech)
Christmas is approaching, and I wish all Australians the joy of the season. I thank those who will work over Christmas in our health and emergency services, our essential services and, of course,... - Higgins Electorate: International Volunteer Day (1 speech)
On this International Volunteer Day, I rise to honour the many thousands of volunteers in my electorate of Higgins. When I was a child growing up in Albury, there were many more stay-at-home mums... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
Government should be here to do great things. Government has the power to do great things. And what does this mob use government for? To shut down debate in this chamber, to shut down the... - Menzies Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
Be fire ready now. That's the important message to all Victorians and indeed all Australians, and I say that especially to my constituents in the suburbs of Warrandyte, Eltham, Research, Kangaroo... - Australian Public Service (1 speech)
A few moments ago the Prime Minister sacked five departmental heads. He sacked Daryl Quinlivan, a fine public servant from the department of agriculture and water resources. He sacked Kerri... - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: Global Health Pacific Island Program (1 speech)
In July of this year a group of medical professionals from the Launceston General Hospital marked 10 years of working as volunteers for the Pacific Islands program run by the Australasian College... - Australian Defence Force: Mental Health (1 speech)
This Christmas over 400 veterans' families will have empty seats at their tables either because theirs was one of at least 419 serving or former serving veterans who have taken their lives since... - Lung Cancer (1 speech)
November was Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I attended a morning tea hosted by the Lung Foundation Australia to help build awareness and reduce the stigma of lung cancer. Sadly, lung cancer claims... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
This Prime Minister says that economic growth is going up. It's going down. He says that emissions are going down. They're going up. He said Labor voted against defence housing. We voted for it.... - Valedictory (1 speech)
Next year will be my 21st year as a servant of the people in this parliament. It's hard to be on the wrong side of every leadership spill for 21 years, but I've done it! Lyn Barlin was the Clerk... - Morrison Government (2 speeches)
At a time when trust in our democracy is at dangerously low levels, today we witness a government shutting down democracy. I came to this place to represent the people of Dunkley. I came to this...
