House debates
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Travel Industry, Werriwa Electorate: Community Services, NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
I rise to raise the plight of travel agents in my community. I was contacted by Connie from Casula Travel Services in late May. Connie's travel business has been operating successfully since... - Moncrieff Electorate: National Seniors Australia, Budget (2 speeches)
Just last week I was in my electorate and enjoyed a beautiful, sunny Gold Coast morning with the Broadbeach branch of National Seniors Australia at the exceptional Kurrawa Surf Club. All of the... - South Metropolitan Perth: Public Transport (1 speech)
The immediate South Metro region of Perth, including my community, has benefited from Labor's commitment to rail transport over a long period of time. Labor saved the Fremantle line from closure... - Regional Australia: Manufacturing (1 speech)
) ( ): During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Taree was a major manufacturing hub, with Bonds and Hot Tuna making clothes, Goninan making trains, Peerless processing milk, and Stevacraft, Britax and... - Mayo Electorate: Exports (1 speech)
South Australia's exports to China in 2019-20 were worth $3 billion. South Australian wine exports make up over a third of that sum, with local wine exports in China growing from $330 million in... - Cowper Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
Today is certainly a day for quiet reflection. We of course observed Remembrance Day at 11.00 am, taking the time to honour and thank the more than 102,000 Australian men and women who've lost... - United States Presidential Election (2 speeches)
I want to rise today to offer my congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on winning the 2020 US presidential election. As Joe Biden said in his... - McMahon Electorate: State Planning (1 speech)
The Berejiklian Liberal government in New South Wales is treating the people of Horsley Park, Cecil Park and Mount Vernon with contempt. The new state planning instrument—the State... - Melbourne Airport Rail Link (1 speech)
Right at the moment the federal government has $5 billion on table for the Melbourne Airport rail link project—a train service to be delivered from Melbourne CBD out to Tullamarine. This $5... - JobSeeker Payment, NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
I'm speaking up today for all the people in my electorate who are relying on JobSeeker whose needs have just been callously disregarded by this government and this Prime Minister. We now know... - Queensland State Election (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to the local LNP candidates Sam Marino, Linda Cooper, Gerry Vallianos and Edward 'Nipper' Brown who contested the recent Queensland state elections in various... - Calwell Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
I have a very large Indian community that has been settling in Calwell over the past number of years. It's a very vibrant community and it has chosen to settle in Melbourne's northern suburbs,... - Robertson, Mr Bruce, OAM (3 speeches)
Thank you to the member for Calwell. I join her in wishing the Indian community a happy Diwali as well. Growing up on the northern beaches, I've witnessed the formidable work of our surf... - Climate Change (1 speech)
A core Australian value is the value of community, of chipping in and doing your bit. The member for Mackellar has just mentioned surf lifesaving as the embodiment of that value of community here... - Wide Bay Electorate: Bushfire Response (1 speech)
This time last year Australia was heading into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. The blazes had a deep and lasting impact socially, environmentally and economically. While it may... - Gilmore Electorate: Rural Fire Service (1 speech)
When a community has had a harrowing year, like our community on the New South Wales South Coast has, it isn't surprising that we notice more than ever those who are there for us. For our... - Australian Disability Enterprises (1 speech)
More than 20,000 Australians with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities are currently working in Australian Disability Enterprises, or ADEs, such as the Endeavour Foundation. These ADEs... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Today I was privileged to attend the Australian War Memorial's national Remembrance Day service, where my heart was literally bursting as my region was so ably represented. Firstly, Worimi man... - NAIDOC Week: Walker, Poppy Harry Mundine (2 speeches)
This week is NAIDOC Week, a time to celebrate the history and culture of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I would like to use this opportunity during NAIDOC Week to acknowledge... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I too rise today to mark Remembrance Day, to acknowledge the sacrifices and service of defence personnel around Australia, and to pay my respects to all those who have served or continue to... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about concerns that many people have expressed to me with the government's proposal to introduce independent assessments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. My... - Queensland: Water, Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I wish to take this opportunity to speak about an important occurrence in Central Queensland. I'm pleased to speak about the significant progress on an important water project in the region,... - Young Veterans (2 speeches)
In the short time I have, I want, on Remembrance Day, to draw to the attention of my electorate an organisation called Young Veterans. I met recently with Matt to talk to him about his...
