House debates
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- This is Holt: Our Community - Our Stories (1 speech)
Today I wanted to talk specifically about people and organisations that make a massive difference to my community, my constituency and my region by their good efforts and good deeds. Being a... - Reid Print Technologies (1 speech)
I visited Reid Print Technologies, a business in my electorate at Clontarf, and I was blown away by the products coming out of an unassuming building in one of our light industrial areas. People... - Fremantle Electorate: Aboriginal Cultural and Visitors Centre (1 speech)
I was very glad to get an update last week from the City of Cockburn about the creation of a new Aboriginal, and indeed cultural and business, centre to be sited at Bibra Lake, or Walubup, a site... - Epis, Mr James Gregory (Jim) (1 speech)
I rise today to give a shout-out to one of the Northern Goldfields great characters, Jim Epis, whose lifetime commitment to the Shire of Leonora was recognised in the recent dedication of the JG... - Medicare (1 speech)
For 50 years Labor has fought for the right of all Australians to access decent, affordable health care, and for every one of those 50 years the Liberals have fought to tear that down. Here we... - Red Apple Day (1 speech)
Today is a very important day for Bowel Cancer Australia as Red Apple Day is celebrated in communities right across Australia. I'm proud to once again be shining a spotlight on bowel cancer... - Macnamara Electorate: Creatives (1 speech)
Macnamara is home to many outstanding creative and artistic organisations and businesses. It is a part of our local community to come to St Kilda, to come especially to Southbank and to come to... - Small Business (7 speeches)
We bang on a lot about small business in this place. People ask why we keep banging on about it. Today I want to speak as a small-business owner rather than as a parliamentarian. I've got a... - Clemton Park Public School (1 speech)
Today I would like to acknowledge the teachers and students at Clemton Park primary school. I had the privilege of visiting the school last Monday 7 June. I want to thank in particular year 3... - Wooldridge, Mrs Norma Margaret, Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, New South Wales Hockey State Championships (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the wonderful life of Norma Wooldridge, from Lismore, who, sadly, passed away recently. Norma was a well-known Lismore caterer and volunteer for many community... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The latest data shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a monthly average level of 419 parts per million in May 2021, having increased from 417 parts per million in May 2020. The increase,... - Animal Products (1 speech)
Increasingly we are seeing synthetic things—made mainly from oil—being passed off as vegan leather and fleece and we are seeing laboratory grown or plant based products being labelled... - Medicare (1 speech)
Once again Medicare is under threat by the Liberals and the Nationals. They've been caught trying to sneak through almost 1,000 changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule under the cover of COVID.... - Elders FarmFest (1 speech)
For three huge days last week tens of thousands of people from all around South-East Queensland poured into Kingsthorpe for the 2021 Elders FarmFest. There was a record-breaking attendance. With... - Lilley Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, before Victoria went into lockdown, I had the pleasure of visiting TriCare at Stafford Lakes with the shadow minister for senior Australians and aged-care services, the member... - Gas Industry (1 speech)
On budget night the Treasurer laid the foundations for Australia's road to recovery, and that road to recovery is absolutely going to be gas fired. Gas supports our manufacturing sector. It also... - Immigration Detention (1 speech)
Yesterday saw an overdue but welcome decision from the Morrison government in the case of the Murugappan family—the Biloela family, as they've become known around the country—Priya,... - Bowel Cancer (1 speech)
I remember that back on 22 October 1975 I was dropped off at the Lonergan's place and my mom went in to have my younger brother, Timothy. He was born and it was a joyous event. A couple of years... - Patsikatheodorou, Mrs Helen (1 speech)
Today I want to pay tribute to Helen Patsikatheodorou, who is a proud recipient of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours List. I have known Helen for almost 40 years. I... - Covid-19 (2 speeches)
Despite the immense challenges of the past 16 months, Australia is roaring back to life. I'm so proud of our achievements. We have stuck together, we have looked out for each other and we have...
