House debates
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
- Lalor Electorate: Lalor Heroes Awards (1 speech)
I rise in this place to share the stories of our Lalor Heroes for 2020. We're extending the nomination process for our Lalor Heroes this year beyond our sports, community organisations and... - Stirling Electorate: Lotterywest Program (1 speech)
In June I visited an amazing not-for-profit in Perth which was delivering 70 tonnes of food a week to thousands of people. Many were already food recipients, but many more became needy because of... - COVID-19: Benefits and Payments (1 speech)
Last week, Tesco announced that it will repay half a billion pounds of taxpayer support. The British retailer had been under fire since paying shareholders a 315 million pound dividend in... - Cowper Electorate: Coffs Harbour Men's Resource Centre (1 speech)
I am constantly amazed by the volunteers and organisations in my electorate. One of those is the Coffs Harbour Men's Resource Centre run by Bridging the Gap Community Services, which is operated... - Petroleum Export Permit 11 (1 speech)
I've been surfing at Maroubra and along the Sydney coast since I was about eight years old, and I'm passionate about marine conservation and preserving the magnificent coastline and its complex... - Leichhardt Electorate: Star of the Sea Elders Village (1 speech)
There are many things that I enjoy doing in my role as a local member of parliament but none more than my annual Christmas lunch with the residents of the Star of the Sea Elders Village on... - COVID-19: Australians Overseas (1 speech)
With deep apologies to Tim Minchin: I really like Christmas! It's sentimental, I know, but I just really like it. And I've heard the prime ministerial promises, but I don't believe that every... - North Sydney Electorate: 2020 (1 speech)
So many Australians are looking forward to Christmas this year like never before. As we come together as families and friends, we will be celebrating the importance of those bonds that are the... - La Trobe University: Nexus Program (1 speech)
Today I rise to highlight the Nexus program offered by La Trobe University as part of the federal government's High Achieving Teachers Program. Nexus offers a revolutionary new pathway into... - Boothby Electorate: Fullarton Road-Cross Road Intersection (1 speech)
My electorate of Boothby contains a wonderful range of local state and national parks, native flora and fauna and significant heritage buildings. These features are some of the main reasons so... - COVID-19: Australians Overseas (1 speech)
Over recent weeks, my office and I have been working with many Australian citizens and Fraser residents who, through no fault of their own, have been stranded overseas. They've engaged in good... - BlazeAid (1 speech)
I rise to say thank you to the Wingham BlazeAid team, who, last week, closed camp. I need to give special mention to the camp coordinators, John and Christine Male and Ian Hoy, who've been there... - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created, both in the scale of devastation they cause and in their uniquely persistent spreading of genetically... - COVID-19, Moore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
As a very challenging year draws to a close, I would like to acknowledge the work of our essential frontline workers, emergency services personnel and community volunteers who make our community... - Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Masjidain on 15 March 2019 (1 speech)
A short time ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern released the findings of the royal commission into terrorist attacks on Christchurch's mosques. Prime Minister Ardern delivered an... - Moncrieff Electorate (1 speech)
Through this very challenging year, dedicated community leaders in Moncrieff have been serving our Gold Coast community to address its immediate and future needs. Thank you to the members of the... - COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
All that almost 40,000 Australians want for Christmas is to be able to come back home. All that hundreds of thousands of Australians want for Christmas is for their loved ones to be able to come... - Western Australia: Bushfires, Telecommunications (1 speech)
In January 2016 my community in WA was devastated by the Yarloop and Waroona bushfires. Across the region over 60,000 hectares of land was burnt, over 160 homes were destroyed and two lives... - National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
This Sunday marks two years since the Prime Minister and his Attorney-General belatedly, grudgingly announced to Australians they would establish a National Integrity Commission. But, two years... - Economy (2 speeches)
I would say that the portents for 2021 in the global political synoptic chart do not tend well. There are so many things on the horizon that could make next year one of the most dangerous years...
