House debates
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Last week, the Department of Defence released a detailed investigation into PFAS in the vicinity of the RAAF base at Amberley in Ipswich, and, having read 1,500 pages of the report into the... - Esperance Tjaltjraak Cultural Rangers (1 speech)
The Morrison government is providing almost $1 million to support the Tjaltjraak Indigenous ranger team in the Esperance region of Western Australia. This will inspire and empower Esperance... - Ballarat Electorate: Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (1 speech)
Today, I rise to speak about the Western Victorian Transmission Network Project in my electorate. This project will see 190 kilometres of overhead powerlines built by AusNet between Ararat and... - Goldstein Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
The Goldstein school community should be proud of the resilience they've shown throughout the obstacles thrown at them by COVID-19. It's been a tough year for students. This year, students have... - Defence Equipment (1 speech)
The Prime Minister recently came to South Australia and failed to guarantee the Collins class sustainment jobs would remain in South Australia and not be shifted, at great cost, to Western... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise to speak today in support of the measures announced in last night's federal budget. I would, in particular, like to commend the lifting of the cap on the instant asset write-off. This is a... - Environment (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the EPBC report that was conducted by Mr Samuel, the former ACCC chief. We know that our environment is under serious threat. While the recent bushfires have been... - North Sydney Electorate: Chinese Community (1 speech)
Early October is a very special and important time for Australians who have Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese heritage because, in 2020, 1 October was the time when those communities celebrated what... - Morrison Government: Education (1 speech)
The Morrison government's massive increase in university fees for humanities courses is unfair and will undermine our future productivity and hold our nation back. At high school I was fortunate... - MCDONALD, Mr John (JJ), PERKINS, Mr Peter, ROGAN, Ms Glenda and Buddy (1 speech)
I'd like to recognise John McDonald, or JJ, from Casino. John recently passed away and will be sadly missed by his family and, indeed, the whole community. Just before he passed, John had an oval...
