House debates
Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Parramatta Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
There is yet another NBN disaster in the electorate of Parramatta. I'm going to talk about a young family and I will call the husband Abi—very close to his real name. They connected to the... - COVID-19: Travel Industry (1 speech)
We need travel agents to be there when the international borders reopen, and government must improve its travel agent support program—to better target it to ensure that those businesses... - Blair Electorate: Ipswich Hockey Association (1 speech)
Much has been said about the government's Community Sport Infrastructure Grants program, but my criticism today is not of the government but of the Ipswich City Council. Today I want to express... - International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I rise to convey my strong support for the motion that was passed yesterday, that 15 October officially and eternally be recognised as International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I... - Lingiari Electorate: Detention of Murugappan Family (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Zimmerman: as you know, Priya and Nades came to Australia separately by boat in 2012 and 2013. They'd fled Sri Lanka because of persecution of the Tamils. The couple married and... - Australia Day Awards, Bhardwaj, Ms Radhika, Bhardwaj, Ms Krishnapriya (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge all of the Australia Day 2021 award recipients and those acknowledged across the Toowoomba region. As I shared in my first speech in this place, Groom is a place of strong... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Today I rise to warn against the Morrison government's radical proposal to introduce independent assessments to the very important National Disability Insurance Scheme. Independent assessments... - Berowra Electorate: Education (1 speech)
For students, parents and teachers, 2020 presented new challenges: online learning, being separated from classmates or the uncertainty of disruptions at home. Despite the difficult year in 2020,... - Child Care, Manufacturing (1 speech)
Australian working families are struggling under some of the highest childcare costs in the world. In fact, under this Liberal government childcare costs have gone up more than 35 per cent.... - Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge and congratulate members of my community who were recognised at the Woodenbong Australia Day Awards recently. The Citizen of the Year award went to Tien Smith. Tien is... - Independent Cinemas (1 speech)
I rise to support the Independent Cinemas Australia campaign to save independent cinemas in Australia. These independent cinemas are hubs of our local community. They are wonderful institutions... - Rose, Mr Terry (1 speech)
I'd like the Australian parliament to recognise the life and record the death of Terry Rose from my home town of Warialda. Terry started his working life, following in his father's footsteps, as... - COVID-19: Mental Health (1 speech)
In 2020, I heard so many stories about the long-lasting mental health impacts of COVID-19 on the community: isolation, a feeling of being disconnected, and losing work and income. In Victoria,... - Forrest Electorate: Busselton SES (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the wonderful work of the Busselton SES during the recent bushfire in Wooroloo that started on 1 February north-east of Perth. As we know, it burnt up to 11,000 hectares and... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise this morning to raise one of the most important issues facing my constituents in the electorate of Holt and that is after years and years and years of lobbying, many residents in my... - Family Court (1 speech)
Many constituents contact me about my committee work. With the tabling of the final report from the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System due very soon, it is appropriate to... - Fenner Electorate: Mobile Coverage, National Broadband Network (1 speech)
One of the most beautiful parts of my beautiful electorate of Fenner is the Wreck Bay community, located in the Jervis Bay Territory. Surrounded by Booderee National Park, it is a truly stunning... - Red Frogs Australia, Petrie Electorate: Good Samaritans (1 speech)
I want to read a quote, and the quote reads as follows: 'Thank you so much for looking after me and offering to hang. I appreciate it so much. Don't know what I would have done if the Red Frogs... - Bendigo Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
We all know Australia Post has had its issues, and roadside delivery of our mail to our houses has started to diminish. However, there are constituents in my electorate who don't even receive... - Hume Electorate: Mining (2 speeches)
I rise today to support local mining jobs in my electorate—mining jobs that are at risk. In the north of my electorate, the Tahmoor coking coal mine operates just near the small village of...
