House debates
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
- Party Membership (1 speech)
I had a Zoom on weekend with my wonderful Labor Party branch members in my electorate. They're good people who share common values and they come together month after month, year after... - Herbert Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Earlier this year I was given the incredible, unique and unexpected opportunity when the Queensland state Labor government rejected the $195 million allocated for stage 2 of the Haughton... - Powell, Professor Alan (1 speech)
For the past 40 years, Professor Alan Powell recorded the Northern Territory's history in a series of books, articles, biographical entries and reviews. Professor Powell was one of the Northern... - Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
Today I attended a briefing from the Australian Federal Police, the AFP, kindly organised by a colleague, the member for Ryan. That briefing was disturbing and confronting. Candidly, it was... - Bodhi Day, Australian Labor Party: Multicultural Statement (1 speech)
For me, a Buddhist, today, 8 December, is Bodhi Day. Bodhi Day marks the day that Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha. It's a special time when more than half a million Buddhist Australians... - Ryan Electorate: Young Community Leader Award (1 speech)
I rise to speak again about some more incredible young achievers in the electorate of Ryan. Each year, I run a young leadership award where local schools put forward students who have gone above... - Tourism Industry (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge and bring to the House the issue of the dire financial situation facing our travel agents and the tourism industry in general, as a result of Australia's health and economic... - Fisher Community Awards, Sunshine Coast Stadium (2 speeches)
Among the many events cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19, my Fisher Community Awards were, sadly, another late scratching. All the finalists had been nominated by my community, the winners had... - Valedictory (2 speeches)
We arrive once more at the end of another year. It's been a tumultuous year, obviously. We had the bushfires at the start. We seem to have got through to the end of the drought, which is good. At...
