House debates
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- JobSeeker Payment (1 speech)
I stand here today to speak about the unspeakable JobSeeker rate cut. The government's announcement shows contempt for millions of unemployed people, who actually need government support right... - New South Wales: Oil Exploration (1 speech)
The Central Coast has some of the most beautiful beaches and waterways in Australia. People across my electorate of Robertson are really passionate about protecting our natural environment. Over... - Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
So many people have been terribly affected by the robodebt scandal. There have been tragic needless suicides. Last week I met with a constituent in my electorate who is still very distressed... - COVID-19: Tassie Face Mask Project (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a group of northern Tasmanians who stepped up a year ago when the prospect of needing face masks quickly became a reality. The Tassie Face Mask Project—now operating... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
The more companies report, the more we learn about the appalling mismanagement of the JobKeeper scheme by the Morrison government. Accent Group got $45 million in JobKeeper, yet its 2020 profits... - Moncrieff Electorate: Gold Coast Hungarian Senior Citizens Club (1 speech)
Moncrieff is a growing and thriving multicultural community, and the Gold Coast Hungarian Senior Citizens Club is one of the many community groups that enjoy the benefits of gathering together to... - Broadband (1 speech)
Get this: the Liberals said that their inferior NBN would cost $27 billion, but it's actually cost $57 billion, $30 billion more than they originally forecast. That's one hell of a blowout, and... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
John Howard provided a leadership legacy on national land and policy and planning, but in the last 10 years state and federal governments have offered little more than short-term knee-jerk... - Indi Electorate: Alpine Saints Myrtleford Football and Netball Club (1 speech)
I'm so proud of the Alpine Saints Myrtleford Football and Netball Club from my electorate of Indi, who were crowned today as Victorian Good Sports Club of the Year for inspiring positive change... - National Invasive Species Awareness Week (1 speech)
I can't help but pull the member for Fenner up on something, and the guy has a PhD! But I just heard him say about JobKeeper that there were billions going to billionaires. I don't think that's... - Racism (1 speech)
A Neo-Nazi assaulting a woman with a homemade flamethrower—this isn't 1930s fascist Europe; this is happening in Australia in 2021. At a Gosnells shopping centre, near Perth, a man with a... - News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
As Australians, we pride ourselves on being quite egalitarian. We don't defer to people just because they're richer or more senior or because they throw their weight around, whether that relates... - Racism (1 speech)
I'm deeply, deeply disturbed by reports of a racially motivated flamethrower attack on an Indigenous woman and her daughter in Gosnells on Saturday night, and I know that the member for Burt,... - Cowper Electorate: Visas (1 speech)
Early last year, a gentleman by the name of Raj Udawatta came to see me in my Port Macquarie office. Raj told me how he had been here since 2013, having come from Sri Lanka, and was working on a... - Racism (1 speech)
I speak today revolted and appalled at an atrocious, racially motivated attack that occurred over the weekend in my community. A woman and her daughter were walking to the shops to pick up... - Fuller, Mr Vic (1 speech)
It's been a very sad week for the Geelong Football Club with the sudden passing of Vic Fuller. In an era of professionalism and in a win-at-all-costs environment, there is little room for... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
This week, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began across Australia. This will be the largest public health effort in Australian history, and we need to get it right. Australians are relying on us.... - Leichhardt Electorate: Cairns State High School, Leichhardt Electorate: Redlynch State College (2 speeches)
I recently had the pleasure of attending two award ceremonies at schools in my electorate. The two award ceremonies proved to me beyond doubt that our future is in capable hands. At the Cairns...
