House debates
Monday, 24 February 2020
- Blacktown Girls High School, Dacey, Reverend John (1 speech)
The thing that will define success for our nation increasingly in the years ahead will be the smarts of our people. This will require not only a patient investment but, as we see that talent and... - Boothby Electorate: Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the incredible bravery of a group of Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club nippers, whose courageous actions helped save the lives of two tourists at Glenelg Beach. On 31... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
We have seen a bit of an easing of conditions across New South Wales lately, but I want to reassure this chamber, this building, that I intend to keep the feet to the fire, so to speak, on the... - Lake Cathie Medical Centre, O'Keeffe, Mr John, Taree High School (1 speech)
Congratulations to the Lake Cathie Medical Centre on the official opening of the new rehabilitation centre as part of an $1.8 million expansion. The expansion was made possible thanks to the... - Scullin Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I rise to mention in this place two wonderful community organisations in my electorate of Scullin and these are the Lalor Men's Shed and the Whittlesea U3A, an organisation that you would be... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Arguably, one of the most universal and inescapable truths is that we will all get old and we will all die. As we age, our physical and mental health decline. As this occurs, we progressively... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The National Disability Insurance Scheme was announced by the Gillard government on 1 July 2013 and was lauded as the most significant economic and social reform since the introduction of... - Curtin Electorate: Sculpture by the Sea (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a culturally unique experience that takes place annually in my electorate of Curtin, the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. In fact, one of my very first contributions in... - Geelong: Limeburners Point (1 speech)
As this summer comes to a close, it has again been clear that many people chose to spend their summer gravitating towards Geelong's Corio Bay and all that it has to offer. I like to start some of... - Canning Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (2 speeches)
This morning I rise to address a matter of public record. On Saturday morning an article was published by the ABC on the funding of Lakelands train station. The journalist reported that plans for...
