House debates
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- GO LOCAL FIRST Campaign (1 speech)
[by video link] Senate estimates today revealed that the Morrison government provided the small business body COSBOA with $5 million to provide research and assist in the national campaign to... - Veterans' Health Week (1 speech)
During Veterans' Health Week, we reflect at the visible and invisible scars our veterans bear, and look for ways to address them. This year's theme is social connection, which, during this... - Hotham Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise to pay tribute to the people of Hotham, who I have this incredible privilege of speaking for in this chamber. These last few months have been hard. They've been really,... - Dams (1 speech)
We've been blessed lately with substantial rain in our area. This has led to catchments being able to start to fill dams, which, during the drought, had been critically low. Chaffey Dam, was one... - Hafiz, Ms Sabah, Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Sabah Hafiz was a young woman with her life ahead of her. She was 23 years old. On 14 October, she was murdered in her Wentworthville home, and her husband has been charged with her murder.... - Economy (2 speeches)
There is no doubt that Australia has been going through one of the toughest economic times we've seen, certainly since the Second World War and possibly since the Depression. So it was delightful... - Veterans (1 speech)
Sixteen months ago the Productivity Commission recommended the federal government implement a new whole-of-life support system for veterans, with a focus on minimising and preventing harm during... - Hope Delivery (1 speech)
Last month I had the chance to put on an apron early on a Thursday morning and go down to Rosetta restaurant in the CBD to help out with the Hope Delivery initiative. The Hope Delivery initiative... - Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (1 speech)
This week the bushfires royal commission is scheduled to release its report, and my community, like many communities, is eagerly awaiting the recommendations. Hundreds of homes and outbuildings... - Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (1 speech)
I rise to commend the opening late last week of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, ACCCE. Located in my home city of Brisbane, this facility is now Australia's frontline in the... - Prime Minister (4 speeches)
Australians are waking up to this Prime Minister from marketing. He loves announcements, but he never delivers what he promises. His favourite thing is the tacky marketing names for his programs.... - Sturt Electorate: Kensington Gardens Reserve (1 speech)
It's my pleasure to rise and update the House on progress on a very important project in my electorate, the Kensington Gardens Reserve, which is a great combination of three good... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Seven years is a long time, and no doubt it feels so much longer for refugees who have been detained indefinitely. It's been seven years since New Zealand offered hope to those refugees in Papua... - COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
It's appropriate you're in the chair, Speaker, because the great state of Victoria is back! Victorians have made huge sacrifices. Families have lost loved ones. Students lost six months of... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
While members of the government have been busy this week slapping themselves on the back for the things they've never done, Labor members of parliament have been busy uncovering and exposing... - Forde Electorate: Queensland Rural Fire Service (1 speech)
Queensland's rural fire brigades and their volunteers are heroes. They were there for communities during the horrific 'black summer' of bushfires, and they continue to be there for our rural... - Treasurer (1 speech)
Yesterday the Treasurer was in here all angry—angry at the Victorian government, angry about what had happened in Victoria. The Treasurer doesn't have the right to be angry. He's in a... - Robertson Electorate: General Practice (1 speech)
I rise to provide an update on the Morrison government's commitment to addressing the GP shortage on the Central Coast, particularly in suburbs across the peninsula, including Woy Woy, Ettalong... - Member for Hughes (7 speeches)
Last year the Prime Minister was so concerned to ensure that Craig Kelly continued as member for Hughes that he intervened to save his pre-selection. How has the member for Hughes been serving...
