House debates
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
- Jakamarra, Mr Nelson (1 speech)
On Monday I had the honour, along with Senator Patrick Dodson, of attending the funeral of a compelling and outstanding Warlpiri leader, Jakamarra Nelson, a person whom I had the privilege to... - Rural and Regional Australia: Media (1 speech)
This week we learnt that WIN News will axe its weeknight bulletin in Shepparton. Also, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland will lose their nightly news in favour of a statewide bulletin. Even in... - Uluru Statement from the Heart (1 speech)
It's been four years since Indigenous Australians came together to deliver the Uluru Statement from the Heart—four whole years. So today in this place, in respect, it is not my words but... - Rotary Far North Queensland Field Day (1 speech)
It's fantastic to be in a position to see a major event like the Rotary Far North Queensland Field Day going ahead as planned. The past year has been like no other. We have faced many challenges... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
It's been four years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was drafted and delivered, and what we've seen from this government, from those opposite, is nothing. It's been four years of... - Pittwater Natural Heritage Association (1 speech)
Marita Macrae is the President of the Pittwater Natural Heritage Association, which strives to protect and preserve Pittwater's natural heritage. In my electorate of Mackellar we are extremely... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
Today is National Sorry Day and the beginning of Reconciliation Week. It's also the fourth anniversary of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Four years ago, over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait... - Member for Boothby (1 speech)
When I announced that I would retire from federal parliament at the next election, I could never have anticipated the response my decision attracted. I have been humbled and somewhat overwhelmed... - Mayo Electorate: Business (1 speech)
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly brought its challenges, and it is so important to note when it also presents opportunity and to pay homage to those who seize it. Producer and songwriter... - Moore Electorate: Sorrento Bowling Club (1 speech)
Sorrento Bowling Club is one of the largest bowling clubs in Western Australia, with a membership base of 750 members. The club is located at Percy Doyle Reserve at Duncraig and currently... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
Today is National Sorry Day, marking 24 years since the Bringing them home report. We reflect on and grieve the profound harm done to stolen generations and their families. Saying sorry is... - Budget (1 speech)
In this year's budget it was announced that, from July this year, brewers and distillers in Australia will be able to claim a refund of 60 per cent of the excise they pay, up to an annual cap of... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
Today is National Sorry Day and also marks four years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The statement represents the coming together of First Nations people from all around the country.... - Edwards, Hon. Sir Llewellyn Roy (Llew), AC (1 speech)
I speak on the passing of Sir Llew Edwards. Sir Llew was an inspiration to so many young kids who grew up in Ipswich in the 1980s—kids like me. A Liberal MP holding the usually strong Labor... - Australian Constitution, Uluru Statement from the Heart (1 speech)
Tomorrow, it will be 54 years since Australians were asked to right wrongs. They did. Over 90 per cent of Australians voted yes in the 1967 referendum to amend the Constitution to allow the... - Breast Cancer, Endersby, Ms Frances (1 speech)
Earlier this month, I joined 80 women and men at the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club to listen to three incredible women speak and raise awareness about breast health. It was also an... - Australian Constitution (1 speech)
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Australia to put right one of our greatest wrongs, the lack of proper recognition in our Constitution of our original... - Perth Football Club (1 speech)
The Perth Football Club, in my electorate of Swan, announced a new partnership with Hungry Jacks, with the full funding of a new community engagement manager. The club has several community... - Australian Constitution (1 speech)
It has been 13 years since the apology to the stolen generations in this very chamber. Today is 26 May. It is Sorry Day, and it is four years—four long years—since the Uluru delegates... - Beachside Country Festival (2 speeches)
The last 15 months has been very tough for many industries. One that has been hardest hit is the arts and entertainment industry, but it's coming back, and it's coming back through this...
