House debates
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Isaacs Electorate: JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Last month I met with a number of travel agents in my electorate of Isaacs in the south-east of Melbourne. Like so many businesses in my electorate, they have been utterly devastated by the COVID... - Ryan Electorate: TRACTION (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being in this place is that you get to meet with groups from all around and throughout our community who do incredible work to support our local residents and to... - Domestic and Family Violence: Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
Amani Haydar lives in my electorate. Six years ago her mum was murdered by her father. She was stabbed 30 times in front of Amani's younger sister. At the time, Amani was five months pregnant.... - HomeBuilder Program (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to highlight the major impact that HomeBuilder has had in my electorate of Herbert. Without HomeBuilder our residential construction industry, which had already... - Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
It's that time of year when Australians receive that letter from their health fund telling them their private insurance premiums are going up—again. For those who can't get joint funds, the... - COVID-19: Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
I want to discuss today the alarming rise in the outbreak of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea, our nearest northern neighbour. We have seen a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and positive tests... - Employment (1 speech)
There are too many people being left behind by the Morrison government. This government wants to pretend that the pandemic is over and it's business as usual. But for my community, that's just... - Member for Boothby (1 speech)
When Brittany Higgins said to the women for justice rally on Monday, 'Silence says it's okay to treat people this way,' she was right. Our silence condones appalling behaviour. Women will never... - Adelaide Festivals (1 speech)
On Thursday 11 March I joined many people in the electorate of Adelaide, at the Adelaide council chambers, at a function hosted by the Adelaide Lord Mayor to celebrate the return of our festivals... - Bankstown District Amateur Football Association, St George District Netball Association, Georges River Life Care (1 speech)
Last Saturday 13 March I attended the start of season kick-off event for the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association, the BDAFA, an incredibly important organisation in our electorate... - Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (1 speech)
In 2018-19, the Australian government ran a program known as the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program. It had three rounds: December 2018, February 2019 and April 2019. According to the... - Old Bonalbo Public School (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Old Bonalbo Public School on their upcoming centenary celebrations. The school turned 100 last year, but celebrations were postponed due to COVID and will now be held on... - COVID-19: Vaccination (6 speeches)
It's no understatement to say the most critical thing facing the government in our country is the successful rapid rollout of the vaccine across the country. It's the absolute key to opening up... - Petrie Electorate: Australian Indigenous Football Championships (1 speech)
I want to give a shout-out to the Hon. Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians, who visited my electorate two weeks ago. It's the first time a Minister for Indigenous Australia has visited... - Brand Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
Earlier this month, accompanied by Labor leader Anthony Albanese, I visited BHP's Kwinana nickel refinery in my electorate of Brand. Kwinana is where I was born, and the nickel refinery has been... - Warrandyte Country Fire Authority (1 speech)
Right across rural and regional Australia, country fire brigades serve a very significant and important purpose, particularly in times of natural disaster. They come to the fore not just for... - Walter Taylor Bridge (1 speech)
The Walter Taylor Bridge spans the Brisbane River between Chelmer in Moreton and Indooroopilly in Ryan. It's a heritage listed suspension bridge built way back in 1930. It's actually unique to... - Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast: Tourism (1 speech)
Off the topic that I'm about to talk about, which is tourism on the Gold Coast, I would actually like to commend the Brisbane City Council and Lord Mayor Adrian Shreiner for the great work that... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
Last month I spoke in the House about the plight of small landowners in and around Western Sydney airport. The continuing neglect by the state and federal governments on this issue is appalling.... - O'Dwyer, Hon. Kelly (1 speech)
In this week of the women for justice march, it's appropriate I recognise Higgins constituent and former member for Higgins the Hon. Kelly O'Dwyer for her groundbreaking legacy work. It was the...
