House debates
Monday, 21 June 2021
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I'm proud to show my stripes today, wearing this beautiful scarf presented to me this morning by the members of Common Grace. I'm not much of a knitter myself, so I appreciate the delicate work... - O'Connor Electorate (1 speech)
I rise today to update the chamber on what the WA redistribution means for my electorate. From 2 August, O'Connor, not known for its lack of size, will get a whole lot bigger, expanding to an... - Victoria: Storms (1 speech)
Over the weekend, I visited two towns in my electorate, Trentham and Bullarto, at the heart of a region which was recently struck by frankly incredible storms. The winds uprooted hundred-year-old... - Human Rights in China (1 speech)
Last week, I had the humbling and saddening experience of meeting with a delegation of Uighurs. Each person had a shocking and frightening story about how they'd lost contact with their loved... - Sport: Centenary Rowing Club (1 speech)
Over the weekend, I was privileged to attend the 20th anniversary celebration of the Centenary Rowing Club. This club is one of the largest rowing clubs in Queensland, having been founded in 2001... - Nicholls Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
In April I was able to announce that the Goulburn Valley would be home to one of Australia's eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs. This is a great result for the region, made... - McEwen Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
The Stronger Communities Program is immensely popular in the seat of McEwen. With its capacity to deliver funds for small-capital projects and provide real social benefits for local communities,... - Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
I've always been an enthusiastic supporter of electric vehicles and the immense and vital potential they have to support our emissions reduction targets. Nineteen per cent of Australia's... - Dunkley Electorate: Grants (1 speech)
One of the great pleasures of representing my community in the federal parliament is having the opportunity to get to know individuals and community groups that I wouldn't necessarily otherwise... - Marion Historic Village Museum (1 speech)
I thank the wonderful volunteers from the Marion Historic Village Museum for recently hosting me on a tour of their museum and showing me their exciting plans for extending the exhibition space.... - Greenway Electorate: Filipino Community (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of joining the congregation of Mary Immaculate Parish in Quakers Hill to commemorate two very important milestones in Filipino history. The first was... - Higgins Electorate: Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
I've said it before and I'll say it again: action on climate change is not just an environmental imperative; it's an economic inevitability. The City of Glen Eira in my electorate is helping lead... - Barton, Ms Elizabeth (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge the achievements of aged-care reform advocate Elizabeth Barton, who I was honoured to award a 2021 Holt Australia Day Award to this year. Liz retired from nursing on 6... - Muogamarra Rural Fire Brigade: 70th Anniversary (1 speech)
On the weekend I attended the Muogamarra Rural Fire Brigade's 70th anniversary dinner. I want to acknowledge Allison Garoza, a member who lives in North Sydney but spoke of her passion for the... - Liverpool Catholic Club: 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
Last month I was pleased to attend Liverpool Catholic Club's 50th anniversary annual mass and luncheon. The club was opened on 1 December 1979 and has operated on the current site for 40 years.... - Curtin Electorate (1 speech)
I'm pleased to rise today to welcome the new communities which will be added to the Curtin electorate following the recent electoral redistribution in Western Australia. These changes will see... - Paterson Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I'm proud to formally recognise today Mr Kevin Lynch, of Soldiers Point, who received a Medal of the Order of Australia for sporting services to the community of Newcastle. Mr Lynch is proudly a... - Mackellar Electorate: 2021 Pittwater Woman of the Year (1 speech)
The member for Paterson and I find ourselves in agreement on an OAM for any driving instructor in Australia! I rise today to acknowledge the significant contributions of Lynleigh Greig to our... - Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
It is completely beyond me that Australia has gained a significant international reputation for being slow on the uptake when it comes to electric vehicles. With the sad demise of Holden, our... - Leader of the Nationals (1 speech)
I was here for the demise of one of Australia's most popular Prime Ministers, RJL Hawke. I am here today for the demise of another leader of a political party in Michael McCormack. I have great... - Student Visas (1 speech)
I want to record a few words of concern around the government's sneaky change to allow international students to work unlimited hours not only in agriculture and aged care but now in hospitality... - Hutchinson, Richard (1 speech)
Today I read of the miraculous story of young Richard Hutchinson, a baby born at just 21 weeks and two days gestation, who celebrated his first birthday this month. Richard's parents were... - Fenner Electorate: Jervis Bay (1 speech)
On Friday I spent time in one of the most beautiful parts of my electorate, Jervis Bay. I met with Jackson Brown, George Brown and Sherrie Tripp of the Wreck Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade, an... - Cowper Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to reflect on the surf lifesaving season this year in a year when our members extended their services and expertise to assist emergency services in flood response. In doing... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Last week I was contacted by Rachel from Mount Eliza in my electorate, who tells me that over 10 days she couldn't get through to get an appointment for the Pfizer vaccine and then, when she... - Goldstein Electorate: Sandringham Hospital (1 speech)
Australia's COVID-19 response has benefited from our nation's strong public healthcare system, a system of which we can all be proud. This year Goldstein is celebrating over 55 years since the... - Perth Electorate: Australian Local Government Association (1 speech)
If you're like me and my three-year-old son, you watch lots of PAW Patrol and you would know that the first lesson in civics education that you get is that there is a good mayor and there is a... - Ethiopia (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the disastrous civil war and humanitarian crisis in Tigray in northern Ethiopia. There is mass population displacement involving millions of people, starvation, a... - Moreton Electorate: Salisbury State School (1 speech)
Salisbury is a suburb that sits in the middle of my electorate, a leafy suburb pocketed between four major roads, a quiet suburb that many only drive in and out of if they live there or if people... - Leichhardt Electorate: Cooktown (2 speeches)
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Cooktown Cape York Expo with my beautiful wife and daughter, Yolonde and Mackenzie. Cook Shire Council had been planning to stage the event in 2020 to...
