House debates
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
- India: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Over the past few weeks I have been inundated with representations from local residents, as well as the Australian Sikh Association, regarding the protests being undertaken by farmers in India... - Fraser Island: Bushfires (1 speech)
It's heartbreaking to see the devastation that the bushfires on Fraser Island have wreaked on its flora, fauna, residents and businesses. Fraser Island is internationally renowned for its... - Dobell Electorate: Christmas Card Competition (1 speech)
This year has been tough on the coast, and I'm proud of the way our community has pulled together. So I wanted to finish the year by capturing the spirit of the coast on my 2020 Christmas card.... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
Following an extraordinary US Senate committee hearing overnight, especially the impassioned plea by Associate Professor Pierre Kory, I again call on our National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence... - Building Approvals: Altitude Apartments (1 speech)
The residents of the Altitude Apartments in Balfours Way in the Adelaide CBD have approached me because they are absolutely enraged that they may soon find themselves entombed in complete... - Poluyanovski Mr Nicholas (1 speech)
If you turn left at Oak Street in my city at the top of the hill you'll find an old farmhouse, an Ashgrovian besser block built in underneath, where 104-year-old Nick Poluyanovski is still living... - Wills Electorate (1 speech)
On Sunday, on social media, I asked my electorate: what issues do you want me to raise in the last week of parliament for 2020? I was flooded with responses from my engaged and passionate... - Chisholm Electorate (1 speech)
The communities I represent here in parliament are filled with heroes—men and women who selflessly put the people of Chisholm before themselves. This year, I want to acknowledge those... - Australia Post (1 speech)
I rise to raise the issue around Christine Holgate, which, I think, is one of the most unfortunate events I've seen in recent times. Under her the revenue is up for Australia Post by seven per... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
In May this year, I told the House about the telecommunications challenges faced by my electorate and the serious threats to life and property resulting from unreliable and inadequate service.... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Small Business Insurance (1 speech)
I rise today to draw further attention to the issue that is affecting many small businesses across Eden-Monaro. Businesses are desperately trying to renew their insurance policies in the wake of... - COVID-19: Mental Health (1 speech)
As a former mental health researcher and clinician, I'm in a unique position to understand not only mental health research but also the real-world implications of mental health policy. Through... - Australia Post (1 speech)
As every Victorian would know after the COVID-19 lockdown, Australia Post delivery services have been a shambles. Why? The posties know why. In October, the Victorian postal union surveyed the... - Lindsay Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
I often say that in my electorate of Lindsay our community is full to the brim and overflowing with community spirit. This was on full display at Christmas events for the Penrith City National... - Petition: Horsley Park SEPP (1 speech)
Every one of these signatures represents the views of the people of Horsley Park and Cecil Park against the degradation of their rights by the Berejiklian Liberal government in New South Wales.... - Ford Electorate: Education (1 speech)
One of the great privileges in this role at this time of year is that get to enjoy attending graduation and awards ceremonies at some of our 41 schools around my electorate of Forde. It's always... - Coles Group: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Last week I rose to inform the House about the plight of over 300 local employees and their families in my electorate of Macarthur who have been unfairly locked out of their workplace by the... - Barker Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate year 12 students in Barker on the completion of their secondary education. For them their graduation represents the closure of one chapter of their lives and the... - Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
Well, well, well, they say history repeats itself and here we are again: history has repeated itself. I thought, like many, Work Choices was dead, buried and cremated but today it's been...
