House debates
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
- JobKeeper: Small Business (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm highlighting the position of small businesses in my electorate shut out of JobKeeper because of unfair anomalies put in place by this government. I've been contacted by a... - Fisher Electorate: Legacy Week (1 speech)
This week is Legacy Week, and, with around 15,000 veterans on the Sunshine Coast, it's a particularly significant time for my community. By buying badges and making donations before 5 September,... - Moore-Gilbert, Dr Kylie (1 speech)
[by video link] Today marks 719 days since Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian academic who lived in my electorate, was imprisoned in Iran on charges of espionage. Dr Moore-Gilbert and the... - COVID-19: State and Territory Border Closures (1 speech)
My electorate of Mallee continues to suffer under hard border closures to our north and our west. I have been outspoken about the immeasurable grief and hardship forced on many people in my... - Burt Electorate: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Last year the state member for Armadale, Dr Buti, and I secured federal and state Labor commitments in the federal election campaign to build a new TAFE in Armadale. While we're unfortunate that... - Robertson Electorate: Surf Life Saving New South Wales Awards of Excellence (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate our Central Coast athletes who were recognised at the Surf Life Saving New South Wales Awards of Excellence. In the electorate of Robertson, we are privileged to be... - Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
Today marks the start of the bushfire season across eastern parts of the mighty Eden-Monaro. The communities I serve are also digesting the interim report from the bushfire royal commission. I am... - Men in Bibs (1 speech)
Today I recognise the great work of Men in Bibs. No, Mr Speaker, they're not a group of messy eaters! This is an organisation whose goal is twofold. Firstly, to get more men and boys into the... - Indi Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I rise in the House to speak about my communities of Indi. They have risen to the challenges of isolation thrown at them by this unending pandemic and proven themselves to be resourceful and... - Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
Today marks the start of the bushfire danger season on the New South Wales South Coast, in particular in the local council areas of the Shoalhaven and the Eurobodalla. Now, Deputy Speaker, my... - Northbridge Football Club: Sustainable Sports Program (1 speech)
I rise to draw members' attention to a wonderful initiative, which has been sponsored by Northbridge Football Club, in my electorate, to promote the role of community sport in the protection of... - Higgins Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, I reached out to my local community leaders to ask how, together, we could make sure our community in Higgins was kept safe and no-one was left behind.... - Clontarf Foundation (1 speech)
( On Friday 14 August, Clontarf Foundation held the Deadly Attendees Cup at Kingsway sporting complex just down the road from my house in Cowan. It's the fourth year in a row that I've attended... - Bass Electorate: Rascal Robot Art Space (1 speech)
Many children participate in sport in their free time, but the opportunity to pursue art, music or theatre can be out of reach. In February northern Tasmanian artist Sarah Ferrington opened the... - COVID-19: JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
When the coronavirus recession hit, most firms recognised there's a social contract: get a wage subsidy from the taxpayer and do right for workers. But some companies didn't understood that... - National Stroke Week (1 speech)
This is National Stroke Week. It's timely to acknowledge the excellent work of the many health professionals treating stroke victims at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Moncrieff. To... - Age Pension (1 speech)
For the first time in more than 20 years, age pensioners are not going to receive a regular pension increase this month, but this government just doesn't care. Usually in September and March... - Superannuation (1 speech)
Compulsory super should be for Aussie workers, not arrogant union fund managers. Industry Super has been exposed, spending $400 million over the past five years on ads and marketing for a... - COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine (2 speeches)
In Australia, the safety of medicines is not determined by politicians or even by individual doctors. It's assessed by the independent experts at the Therapeutic Goods Administration. There's a...
