House debates
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Members of Parliament: Conduct (1 speech)
As members are aware, freedom of speech is a powerful privilege which enables the operation of the parliament and attaches to all parliamentary proceedings. With this privilege comes the... - Greek Independence Day (1 speech)
To Australians of Greek heritage, I say zito i eleftheria, happy independence day. This year's celebration of Hellenic independence is a special one as it's the 200th anniversary of the start of... - Fisher Electorate: Holi (1 speech)
Last week we celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi at the Sunshine Coast. It was a vibrant event at the Kings Beach Amphitheatre. I would like to thank local leaders Vas Srinivasan and Arvind... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
Yesterday at the Prime Minister's press conference, many Australians nearly thought we were having a national moment. After more than a month of appalling revelations about rape, sexual assault,... - Flynn Electorate: National Rural Women's Coalition (1 speech)
The National Rural Women's Coalition visited Parliament House last week as part of the rural, regional and remote women's leadership muster for 2021. Laura Rutherford from Marmor in my electorate... - Dyett, Mr John Frederick (1 speech)
I want to say a very special thank you to a member of my team who is retiring next Tuesday. John Frederick Dyett is now 75 years young and has been an electorate officer serving the constituents... - Robertson Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
Over the past few days, my community on the Central Coast has really been greatly affected by the rain and flooding which I know has impacted so many communities right across the New South Wales... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
I wish to make some comments today in the wake of the Prime Minister's press conference yesterday following ongoing reports of utterly unacceptable behaviour in this parliament, which has served... - Goldstein, Ms Vida Jane Mary (1 speech)
I was actually quite moved yesterday by an article in the Nine press by its national affairs editor titled 'Time to end Canberra's statues of limitation' particularly talking about the lack of... - Mayo Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Nothing says life is starting to return to a new COVID normal in South Australia than the return of our country shows with champion rams, blue-ribbon cakes and 'animals made out of fruit and veg'... - Lake, Ms Naomi (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise an extraordinary woman from my electorate of O'Connor. Naomi Lake is here in the gallery today with her mother, Wendy. Welcome, Naomi. Naomi has travelled all the way... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Vaccinations are our way out of the pandemic and into the new normal. The Prime Minister promised that, by the end of March, four million Australians would be vaccinated. That goal will not be... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Domestic violence is still rife in our communities and continues to poison our country, tearing families apart, destroying lives and causing an unspeakable amount of pain. It's truly a most... - Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (1 speech)
I've been very proud this week to host and support AMRRIC, Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities. They're doing brilliant work looking after companion animals in our First... - Leichhardt Electorate: Imagine the Possibilities Masquerade Ball (1 speech)
It gives me absolute pleasure to rise today to highlight a fantastic event that I recently attended in my electorate. Imagine the Possibilities Masquerade Ball was a night of glitz and glamour to... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
There are more than a million people in our country today who are relying on JobKeeper. On the weekend, that support will be ripped away and it's estimated that between 100,000 and 250,000... - Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to inform colleagues of the Arthur Calwell-Robert Menzies Lunch Club. This informal group is essentially made up of members from all sides. It was inspired by the former member Martin... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
A year ago billionaire Solomon Lew reportedly cried as he spoke on the phone to the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, urging him to create JobKeeper. Lew's firm, Premier Investments—which owns... - Higgins Electorate: Duldig Studio (1 speech)
Recently, I was delighted to take federal minister for the arts, Paul Fletcher, to the Duldig Studio museum in my electorate of Higgins to show him the results of a small federal grant used to... - Abetz, Senator Eric (2 speeches)
I, like many women working in this place, have come in here every day last week, and again this week, with a sense of dread about what is next, hoping we have heard the worst. The Speaker of the...
