House debates
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Remembrance Day is a national day of commemoration for the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives whilst serving Australia in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. On 11 November... - Lyne Electorate: Manning RiverStage (1 speech)
The newly constructed Manning RiverStage came alive last Friday night with its first concert to celebrate its opening. The river stage was a project of the combined service clubs of Taree and the... - Fraser Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
This pandemic has had a massive economic impact on my electorate of Fraser. The local economy was 14 per cent smaller in September 2020 compared with the year earlier. The number of employed... - Moore Electorate: Veterans' Services (1 speech)
The Joondalup City RSL operates a Veterans Support Centre in Heathridge, providing advocacy and welfare services to all ex-service personnel, including non-RSL members. The centre advocates for... - Cooper Electorate: NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
It's NAIDOC Week and I'm so honoured to represent the electorate named after William Cooper, one of the most prominent Aboriginal activists. He helped to establish National Aborigines Day, now... - Petition: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions (1 speech)
I rise today to present to parliament petition EN1860, on inclusion of parents as immediate family members for travel exemption. Everyone understands that putting in place international border... - Lyons Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, and none are larger than life by more than Layton Hodgetts OAM, who sadly died on 5 November. Layton was the founder of the Derwent Valley Concert Band... - Economy (1 speech)
Nobody wins from low interest rates. What we've seen has been a consistent decline in interest rates, particularly recently with the Reserve Bank cutting official rates from 0.25 to 0.1. Of... - Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
Today I table a petition which has been considered by the Petitions Committee and found to be in order. It is signed by 8,782 people and calls for the lifting of suppression orders on documents... - New England Electorate: Saleyards (2 speeches)
It's great to see some more money for saleyards in New England. We've got some great announcements for Guyra saleyards, which 300,000 sheep go through a year. I know Michael Jackson, who is a... - Lalor Electorate: Coronavirus Supplement (1 speech)
It's an absolute pleasure to be back in the people's house and I share that pleasure with all the Victorians and my friend, the member for Gellibrand, who is behind me today. The reason it's... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to update the House on the latest published medical studies on the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID. While the results of the... - Stott Despoja, Ms Natasha, AO (1 speech)
I rise today to offer my wholehearted congratulations to Natasha Stott Despoja on her election to a seat on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. She is... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This year, unfortunately, it will be very different, like so many other things, because of the COVID pandemic. But it won't be as different as Anzac Day was this... - Bendigo Electorate: Jobs (1 speech)
As we meet here in Parliament House, 150 workers in Bendigo have stopped work. It's not easy to stop work and to give up wages. You only do it if you have to do it, but the workers at Lactalis in... - Berowra Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Jillian Tourlas retired as principal of Galston High School at the end of term 3, after serving the Galston community for 10 years and committing almost 40 years of her life to the education of... - Queensland State Election (1 speech)
Ten days ago the people of Queensland had their say on what sort of state they want to live in. They chose a government focused on protecting Queenslanders' health with a strong economic plan.... - Diwali (1 speech)
Today I would like to talk about the Indian festival Diwali, which symbolises the triumph of light, knowledge and hope over darkness, ignorance and despair. These are values shared and ideals... - National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
If Rotten Tomatoes reviewed anticorruption bodies, the Morrison government's integrity commission would be certified rotten, with a score of zero. It's got worse reviews than Cats. The Centre for... - Foley, Dr Catherine Patricia, AO, PSM (1 speech)
This year has demonstrated how critical scientists are to our nation as Australia and indeed the world have faced the COVID-19 pandemic. As a psychologist I was a scientist practitioner, and as a...
