House debates
Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
The Queen's birthday honours recognised outstanding members of the electorate of Macquarie. Christine Killinger received an OAM for her work with Cancer Wellness Support, Slow Food Blue Mountains... - Chisholm Electorate: Box Hill City Oval (1 speech)
Community facilities such as Box Hill City Oval are incredibly important for local communities. Box Hill City Oval stages eight state and local sporting leagues, with 2,300 players and coaches... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
The Liberals have been played for fools, wasting taxpayers' money privatising work to expensive consulting firms. I have a transcript of a secret recording reported in the Financial Review... - COVID-19: McCrindle Research Survey (1 speech)
Mark McCrindle, an entrepreneur in my electorate, founded McCrindle Research, a small business invested in helping organisations understand social and demographic trends and respond to the... - COVID-19: Northern Territory (1 speech)
I have been extremely proud of the Territory and Territorians throughout this COVID-19 crisis and now into the economic recovery. The NT has, once again, carried a large burden of this latest... - Bell, Flight Lieutenant John Napier (Dinger) (1 speech)
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the tragic wartime accident that took the life of John Napier (Dinger) Bell. John was born on 25 April 1916, son of a local storekeeper and raised at Farina,... - COVID-19: Arts (1 speech)
Art is a central part of how we express and define ourselves as a society. It is how we tell our stories, it's an important vehicle for political commentary and it's where we turn for... - Lindsay Electorate: J Sinclair Engineering (1 speech)
Western Sydney is full of aspirational people. We know this because over 300,000 people commute out of Western Sydney every day for work. Lindsay is home to people who are working hard in their... - COVID-19: Manufacturing (1 speech)
We called in members of parliament in North Queensland to a briefing by one of the two or three biggest major hospitals in northern Australia. They went through whether they had the weapons to... - Hindu Council of Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the excellent work of the Hindu Council of Australia. The Hindu Council of Australia's headquarters is based in my electorate of Reid—in Homebush, very close to... - Richmond Electorate: Newspapers (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge and pay tribute to the local print media on the New South Wales North Coast. It's deeply concerning that several of our local newspaper will soon become digital-only. It was... - Heritage Bank (1 speech)
All members of this parliament, I'm sure, are rightly interested in the performance of Australian banks. Indeed, it's a topic of discussions, debates, committee hearings and even a royal... - Gilmore Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
In areas like my electorate the local posties are more than just someone who delivers letters. They are friends and neighbours. They are part of our community. The electorate of Gilmore has one... - Sunshine Coast Airport (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, the first step in any growth strategy is to protect your core. It is to do more with your strengths. One of the great strengths of the Sunshine Coast is our airport, and it's not... - COVID-19: Employment (1 speech)
The latest job figures have just been released, and they are horrendous: 230,000 people have lost their jobs in the last month alone. Women and young people are the hardest hit. These are real... - Braddon Electorate: Rapid Relief Team (1 speech)
Across the north-west, the west coast and King Island, our dedicated charitable and not-for-profit organisations are at the forefront of our local support network, and they're there in good times... - Employment (1 speech)
Sadly, this government is leaving Australians behind. Today, we saw unemployment figures at 7.1 per cent, with nearly 200,000 jobs going in the month of May. But we know, sadly, that this doesn't... - Central Queensland Rural Health (1 speech)
Central Queensland Rural Health has been operating for over 25 years, providing quality health services to the residents of Central Queensland. They represent GPs, allied health professionals,... - Sheean, Ordinary Seaman Edward (Teddy) (1 speech)
The point of having an independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal is to ensure that the only considerations are the evidence and merit. The tribunal unanimously supported Tasmanian... - South Australia: Tourism (2 speeches)
This week, the Premier of Victoria said: I don't want to be offensive to South Australians, but why would you want to go there? Premier, I get it. You've had a bad week! You've had a really bad...
