House debates
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Australia Post (1 speech)
Armstrong Creek is in the heart of my electorate. While it was only gazetted in 2012, it is a rapidly growing community. At the 2016 census, Armstrong Creek had a population of 4,247. Today, only... - Abbott, Sergeant Francis 'Frank' Arthur (1 speech)
Sergeant Francis 'Frank' Arthur Abbott was born in Penrith on 29 January 1893. Frank, his parents and his three brothers lived on Jamison Road. Frank was a storeman until he established his own... - Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
As people and businesses right across the mighty The bushfire royal commission outlined 80 recommendations to make our nations better prepared for such emergencies. Had the recommendations of the... - COVID-19: Travel Industry (1 speech)
Noosa is a fantastic place to have a holiday, but travel agents in Noosa and the broader Wide Bay have been devastated by the border closures and by flight, cruise and tour cancellations caused... - Greenway Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
I rise to wish everyone celebrating this year a very happy Diwali. The Festival of Lights will be very different this year due to COVID-19. The pandemic has curtailed the ability of many to hold... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Today marks Remembrance Day. We commemorate 11 November 1918, when the guns fell silent on those blood-soaked battlefields of the Great War. Over 330,000 Australians fought in that war and over... - COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
Labor calls on the Morrison government to do its job, which is to support Australians doing it tough. We call on this government to maintain the $250 per fortnight JobSeeker coronavirus... - Trade with China (1 speech)
In December 2015, the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or ChAFTA, was signed. Over the last six months, the Chinese government has imposed restrictions and disruptions on a range of... - Parliament House: Flags, NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
Always was, always will be—the land on which we meet today is that of the Ngunawal and Ngambri people, and the land I'm from is that of the Whadjuk people of the great Noongar nation of... - Hill, Mr Alexander (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the two-time rowing world champion and Olympic silver medallist Alexander Hill on being recognised by the District Council of Loxton Waikerie. On Monday, Alexander... - Dobell Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
The Central Coast is growing and our region is being left behind by this government. Being overlooked is bad enough, but for locals in my electorate it gets worse. In the government's so-called... - Camp Quality (1 speech)
Today I want to share with the House the insights of Maddi Penton, a 22-year-old preservice teacher living on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Here's what Maddi wrote to me about childhood... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
In March, retail billionaire Solomon Lew reportedly cried as he spoke to the Treasurer, urging him to create JobKeeper. His firm, Premier Investments, temporarily closed stores such as Just Jeans... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
This morning I had the great privilege of attending the memorial service for Remembrance Day at the Australian War Memorial. I congratulate all of those that had anything to do with organising or... - Remembrance Day, Lalor Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
On Remembrance Day, it is my pleasure to rise in this chamber to recall all of those who served Australia, particularly in the Great War—World War I—when we lost so many. We had such... - Diwali (1 speech)
I extend my Diwali greetings to all of the Indian community in Australia and associate myself with the messages of those members opposite. I'm part of the Australian-Indian community. My father... - COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
Today as we meet in this House there are between 300,000 and 600,000 Australians who are without work for the very first time in their working lives. They have joined the queue of Centrelink,... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
This morning, I and other members gathered at the Australian War Memorial to remember those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that Australian enjoy today. Our electorate of Ryan is... - JobMaker Hiring Credit (1 speech)
The thing that young people know is that, if you've got a job, it's a lot easier to get another one, and the thing that older workers know is that, if you lose your job, it's a lot, lot harder to... - Blackburn, Mr Arthur Seaforth, VC, CMG, CBE (2 speeches)
Conscious of time, I would like to take the opportunity on Remembrance Day to pay tribute to Victoria Cross winner Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, who in fact is a former member for Sturt, though not...
