House debates
Monday, 9 November 2020
- South Australia: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
The South Australian Marshall Liberal government is determined to dismantle the TAFE sector in South Australia. When it came into office in 2018, the Marshall government immediately closed down... - COVID-19: Chief Health Officers (3 speeches)
I'm glad that we have informed opposition members on the other side, as I want to refer to the CHO-Premier contrivance that has driven what have turned out to be eight different responses to... - COVID-19: Arts and Entertainment Industry (1 speech)
At the start of the pandemic, artists and those in the entertainment industry watched as the Prime Minister made announcements on the restrictions and limits on people gathering. When you take... - Travel Agents (1 speech)
The other day, I was in Armidale and a lady chased me down the street. She was a travel agent, and travel agents are getting absolutely smashed during this pandemic. We must be able to do... - Chifley Electorate: Coral McLean Awards (1 speech)
Every year, I host the Coral McLean Awards, which recognise the contribution of women in our community in building better neighbourhoods or improving the quality of lives of people across the... - Canning Electorate: Men's Sheds (1 speech)
I encourage Men's Sheds across Canning to apply for funding under round 21 of the Morrison government's National Shed Development Program. Round 21 of the Men's Shed program will prioritise... - HMAS Parramatta II Memorial (1 speech)
COVID-19 restricts our numbers to many events. So on Sunday 22 November a much smaller group than usual will gather at the HMAS Parramatta II Memorial at Queens Wharf Reserve. There, we, and many... - Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Action Week (1 speech)
This week is Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Action Week. Started 15 years ago by PANDA, this week helps to raise awareness of perinatal mental health and encourages parents, healthcare... - NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
Standing here on the land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as a representative of an electorate that is part of the land of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, I am glad that today marks... - Moore Electorate: Westfield Local Heroes (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the three Westfield Local Heroes for 2020, selected at our local shopping centre Whitford City—Darra Mills, Azelene Williams and Lorraine Lekias—for their... - International Travel Ban (1 speech)
For two years, Dipy Malik and her husband saved up to pay the $10,000 fee for a sponsored parent visa. It was granted on 25 January 2020, the day before Australia Day and India's Republic Day. Mr... - Lyne Electorate: Saxby's Stadium (1 speech)
Recovery from the bushfires that ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales is gathering momentum. I was pleased to meet at Taree Saxby's basketball stadium, which was built in the early... - Queensland Storms (1 speech)
On Saturday 31 October, when Queenslanders were voting in the state election, over 1,700 properties in the Springfield Lakes and Ipswich area, which fall into the Oxley and Blair electorates,... - Boothby Electorate: Price Memorial Oval (1 speech)
On Saturday 31 October 2020 it was my absolute pleasure to officially open the new facilities at Price Memorial Oval in Hawthorn alongside my good friend the very hard-working member for Elder,... - Qantas (1 speech)
Qantas is at it again. The once proud national airline is sacking even more of its workers. From a workforce of around 29,000 at the start of the year, Qantas made 6,000 workers redundant a few... - Mackellar Electorate: Love for Lachie (1 speech)
The Northern Beaches community never ceases to inspire me. The Pittwater not-for-profit Love For Lachie has managed to raise more than $200,000 for children's brain cancer research during its... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
We need to break the defence procurement cycle of always retrofitting capabilities at great financial and strategic cost. The ADF should not get platforms decades too late and for the wrong war.... - Parer, Mr Justin (1 speech)
It gives me pleasure to pay tribute to Cairns businessman Justin Parer, managing director of BSE Maritime Solutions. Mr Parer's name has been synonymous with Cairns' marine industry for more than... - ACT Australian of the Year Awards (1 speech)
In NAIDOC Week 2020, with its theme of 'Always Was, Always Will Be', I would like to congratulate two constituents of my electorate of Bean, Pat Turner, a proud Arrernte and Gudanji woman, and... - Nicholls Electorate: Fruit Industry (1 speech)
The coming fruit harvest in the Goulburn Valley is in jeopardy due to the lack of available labour to pick and pack this fruit. The fruit harvest in the Goulburn Valley has traditionally relied... - Weston, Lieutenant Olive (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to local and Australian hero Olive Weston and to give my sincere condolences to her loved ones following her death. Olive served as a nurse in World War II, helping to... - Stirling Electorate: Safety Direct Solutions (1 speech)
When the men and women of our Australian Defence Force transition into civilian life, there are two key determinants of success. One is supportive family and friends and the other is a job.... - Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (1 speech)
Today the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre is being officially opened in my electorate of Adelaide. It's the culmination of decades of hard work by the Jewish... - Hardman, Ms Louise (1 speech)
Today I'd like to congratulate Louise Hardman, founder of Coffs coast company Plastic Collective for being named as one of the four nominees in the New South Wales section of the Australian of... - International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife (1 speech)
Well, 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and, as the year draws to a close, I want to pay tribute to them in this House. Midwife is an ancient word, meaning 'with... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Manufacturing needs affordable, reliable energy to produce more jobs for families. In Moncrieff, whether I'm talking to a parent working hard to meet their mortgage payments and school fees or a... - Health Care (1 speech)
I've spoken about health and the looming medical crisis in my electorate on many occasions in this place, and I think COVID-19 and the global pandemic have shown us one thing: if you have your... - Dawson Electorate: Road Infrastructure (2 speeches)
During the recent Queensland election we saw a lot of misinformation being bandied around by the Labor Party. One of the bigger lies was that the Morrison Liberal-National government's recent... - Australian Bushfires (2 speeches)
Last week 3 November marked the 40th anniversary of when five volunteers of the Sutherland Shire headquarters bushfire brigade, which had the call signal Heathcote 81, tragically lost their lives...
