House debates
Monday, 31 August 2020
- Kingston Electorate: Recycling (1 speech)
Recycling and reusing are on the minds of many of my electors in the area of the southern suburbs of Adelaide. Of course it's also on the minds of councils and the Southern Region Waste Resource... - Member for Bonner (1 speech)
Twenty-one August marked a special milestone for me: 10 consecutive years as the federal member for Bonner. While I served the electorate for 13 years all up, there was a brief break between 2007... - Dobell Electorate: Mountain Biking (1 speech)
On 22 August I joined the official opening of Ourimbah mountain bike park's newest trail, Amaroo, with Labor Councillor Jillian Hogan. The 1.6 kilometre flow trail combines a smooth, wide track... - Port Lincoln Leisure Centre (1 speech)
Next Thursday we'll mark the opening of the $10.1 million upgrade of the Port Lincoln Leisure Centre. I'll give a little history on the Port Lincoln Leisure Centre. It was built as a public... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Aged care has quite rightly been the priority of this parliament both this week and last week. I know that the experiences of our older Australians during this pandemic are front and centre in... - Braddon Electorate: Ten Days on the Island (1 speech)
The opening ceremony of the Ten Days on the Island festival will be bigger and better than ever thanks to a $95,000 boost from the federal government. In 2021 Ten Days on the Island will... - Bendigo Electorate: JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Things are tough in Victoria, particularly in my area of Bendigo, because of the health crisis, and the stage 3 restrictions are having an impact on local businesses, industry and jobs. I want to... - Barker Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
In June 2017 the federal government announced $1.52 million to upgrade the intersection of Sturt Highway and Holder Top Road at Waikerie in the iconic area of South Australia of the Riverland. It... - Cambodia: Human Rights (1 speech)
I want to call out the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, where the authoritarian Hun Sen regime is using COVID-19 as a cover for further abuses. On 31 July, echoing the 2017... - Coleman, Mr Stan (1 speech)
Last week, I spoke in this chamber on Vietnam Veterans' Day. Today, I'd like to draw the chamber's attention to Mr Stan Coleman. Stan was born on 3 February 1924 and served in the Air Force... - Chifley Electorate: Cockrem, Mr Paul (1 speech)
I would like to recognise outgoing Richard Johnson Anglican School principal, Paul Cockrem, for his contribution to education in the Chifley electorate. Paul helped established the school as its... - Johnson, Ms Bec (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of this job is getting to meet local heroes out there in our communities who are giving so much. Also, sometimes we get to raise their profile, and today I would like... - Werriwa Electorate: Road Tolls (1 speech)
Sydney now boasts the most tolled roads in the world, and residents can soon expect three more toll roads. Once again, the New South Wales Liberal government is ignoring the needs of... - Lindsay Electorate: Adult Learners Week (1 speech)
I want everyone in my community of Lindsay to have the opportunity to learn. regardless of their age. That is why I am really pleased to support Adult Learners Week. Learning has the ability to... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Recessions hit the poor hardest, which is why Australia followed many countries around the world in implementing a wage subsidy scheme. But a scheme designed to reduce inequality is being misused... - Reid Electorate: Education (1 speech)
While it has been a challenging period, many school communities in my electorate have experienced major milestones this year, which I would like to acknowledge. Rosebank College in Five Dock is... - Northern Territory: Australian Football League (1 speech)
Over the last two Saturdays in the Northern Territory we've been privileged to host three fixtures of the AFL. In the first game, last Saturday week, Richmond defeated Essendon in an entertaining... - Shadie, Mr Kenneth George, OAM (1 speech)
It's not every community that can boast someone who has made a cultural contribution to Australia of global proportions, but not every community has a man like third-generation Brooklyn identity... - Oxley Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
This afternoon I wish to draw to the attention of the parliament the issue of illegal dumping of rubbish and cancelled kerbside collection services thanks to an outrageous decision by the LNP... - COVID-19: Health (1 speech)
For every piece of government legislation that has ever been introduced, there are always the risks of detrimental unintended consequences causing more harm than the problem we're trying to fix.... - Brook, Mrs Gladys Joyce (1 speech)
If you're part of the Hawkesbury equestrian scene, chances are you've heard the name Joyce Brook. She is a strict officiator, and you won't be trotting around her arena with your shirt not tucked... - Aged Care, Gardiner, Mrs Val (1 speech)
I rise to speak on behalf of people in aged-care facilities in my electorate. I have a great pleasure in being able to get round, in my electorate, to some of the 67 aged-care facilities that we... - Macarthur Electorate: Koalas (1 speech)
We had a great win in Macarthur last week. I'd like to put on the record my appreciation to the New South Wales Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean. Matt came out last October, at my... - Penfolds (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a local business in my electorate who have recently done very well in the world's best vineyards list that was released a few weeks ago. Of course I'm talking about... - Qantas (1 speech)
Darrin Lenton is a single dad with two children who lives in the community that I'm fortunate to represent. Darrin has worked for Qantas for 23 years. Last week Darrin and 2½ thousand of his... - Hillarys Primary School (1 speech)
Hillarys Primary School in my electorate was built in 1973. Over the past 47 years the condition of the buildings has deteriorated to the point where the facilities present an occupational health... - Cork, Mr William Percy (Bill) (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to recognise the service of William Cork, a World War II veteran in my electorate of Freemantle and a member of the Cockburn RSL subbranch. On Saturday 15 August we marked... - Surf Life Saving New South Wales Awards (1 speech)
Stretching the coastline of New South Wales, from Hawks Nest in the south to Lighthouse Beach and below, Lake Cathie and Bonny Hills, we have surf lifesavers protecting locals... - Werriwa Electorate: Macquarie Fields Station (1 speech)
For years commuters at Macquarie Fields railway station have been calling on the New South Wales Liberal government to construct a lift at the station. It beggars belief that a station on the... - Boothby Electorate: Darlington Upgrade (2 speeches)
The Morrison Liberal government is busting congestion for my local community and for everyone living in Adelaide's south. In early August one of our key projects, the Darlington Upgrade, was...
