House debates
Monday, 21 June 2021
- Garden Point Mission (1 speech)
Recently 42 stolen generation survivors got some closure when they settled a class action with the Commonwealth and the Catholic Church. They signed a compensation deal that was 40 years in the... - Port of Darwin (1 speech)
Australia must reclaim the port of Darwin. In February of this year I delivered the Pivot report, from the Joint Standing Committee for Trade and Investment Growth, which recommended that the... - Gilmore Electorate: Health (1 speech)
When will this government get serious about supporting more GPs in regional communities? In Sanctuary Point, on the New South Wales South Coast, we have one last doctor retiring and no-one to... - RKS Teanoai II (1 speech)
On Friday I represented the Minister for Defence at the handover of a brand new Guardian class patrol boat, the RKS Teanoai II, to our Pacific neighbour Kiribati. This vessel has been delivered... - Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
I rise today to call on the government to support regional Australians by properly addressing regional GP shortages. The issues facing regional health services are nothing new, but the shortage... - Cowper Electorate: Macleay Valley Business Awards (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the Kempsey Shire Council on receiving the award for outstanding employer of choice in the 2021 Macleay Valley Business Awards held last Saturday at South West Rocks... - Nationals: Leadership, Morrison Government (1 speech)
It used to be the job of my predecessor as the member for Jagajaga to come into this chamber after numerous leadership spills on the other side and ask: who is the Prime Minister? It's my job... - Nicholls Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
On Monday last week, the latest recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours were announced. I would like to offer my most sincerest congratulations to those in my electorate of Nicholls who were... - Tasmania: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Kunanyi/Mount Wellington is the heart and soul of Greater Hobart. Referred to by locals as 'The Mountain', it can be seen from many kilometres away and, along with the River Derwent, defines the... - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (1 speech)
Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the official launch of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair with my beautiful wife, Yolonde. The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, or CIAF, as it's known,... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
As I stand here today, only 3.1 per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated. We have a complete lack, in terms of a public health campaign, and we are still using hotels for quarantine, rather... - Sayers, Mr Roger Philip, OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate a generous and courageous member of our northern beaches community. Life member of the Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club, a former and the longest-serving club... - Macquarie Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
While the National Party is busy swapping seats and the Prime Minister is digging into his family history, you have to wonder who is focused on the important work that's still to be done... - Boothby Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the following dedicated members of our community in Boothby who were recently awarded Orders of Australia and meritorious awards: Ms Rosalind Butler AM, for... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
We hear a lot of talk about Clive Palmer's wealth—which of course has doubled in the course of this pandemic while workers' wages have stagnated—but it's his value we should talk... - Groom Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
This government is investing in Australia's future by investing in the wellbeing of young Australians. I'm very pleased that headspace Toowoomba has been successful in receiving a grant of almost... - Climate Change (1 speech)
People in my community and across this country were thrown into absolute despair last week when we saw Australia become even more isolated on the national stage because of the Morrison... - Morrison Government (3 speeches)
I rise to restate the commitment given to Goldstein at the last federal election. At the 2019 election, as with the previous ones, the coalition took two important positions. One was that a... - Health Care (2 speeches)
As this government is tearing itself apart, the health system in my region is being torn apart. I have four-year-old children waiting four years to get grommet surgery in our public hospitals... - Member for Riverina (2 speeches)
I just wanted to place on record my support for the former leader of the National Party, Michael McCormack, a very decent man. I've had a lot to do with him over the years, trying to get a rail...
