House debates
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Australians are feeling vulnerable and uncertain, thanks to the Morrison government's failed vaccine rollout. At this stage only three per cent of our population has been vaccinated. In contrast... - Curtin Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the initiatives of the government to support our local not-for-profit organisations to improve energy efficiency practices, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower... - Medicare (3 speeches)
July 1—that's the date Australians will be confronted with some of the most radical changes to the Medicare rebate that will mean they will be out of pocket for hundreds of orthopaedic,... - Swan Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Leach Highway and Welshpool Road interchange in my electorate of Swan is one of the most dangerous intersections in Perth. Major works to improve safety and congestion are now underway.... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
Last July, the Morrison government squibbed a chance to buy Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, because the price was too high. But they weren't so stingy when it came to JobKeeper, giving almost $20... - Lynch, Mr Roger Irwin (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the late Roger Irwin Lynch of Forster, who unfortunately died suddenly in April. During his years at high school, Roger attended Taree High, where he was a very... - Butler, Mr Kevin, Butler, Mrs Rhonda (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge Kevin and Rhonda Butler, two wonderful local residents of mine who started a little organisation called BlazeAid. BlazeAid started after the 2009 Black Saturday fires,... - Queensland: Hospitals (1 speech)
No-one in their darkest hour in a hospital should be lying on a stretcher for eight hours. It's easy to make speeches in here about the hospital system, but all of us can agree that we need the... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
I've not been the only MP over the last few months trying to aid constituents attempting to leave the country during a pandemic. These requests are not for the sake of a jaunt or a holiday. In... - Rotary Club of Pennant Hills: Pride of Workmanship Award (1 speech)
The Rotary Club of Pennant Hills started the Pride of Workmanship awards way back in 1976 to recognise people in our community who perform their daily work in a conscientious and dedicated... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The CSIRO continues to consolidate their image as a laughingstock irrelevancy or an environmental prostitute. They have commissioned an assessment of ethanol by the greenhouse gas emissions... - Victorian Senior Citizen of the Year Awards (1 speech)
Today, I would like to speak about an upcoming honour in my home state of Victoria. Applications have opened for the 2021 Victorian Senior Citizen of the Year. Our senior citizens are the... - Deputy Prime Minister (3 speeches)
The newly-sworn-in Deputy Prime Minister must be the only Australian still eligible for JobKeeper, I reckon! He's the only Australian that this Morrison government has deemed eligible and worthy... - Rotary Australia and New Zealand (1 speech)
At the heart of the community, you don't find government or bureaucracy; you find people—active citizens who want to play a role in improving our society. Nowhere is this more evident than... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Australia needs more jabs and less stabbing in the back from this government. We have a new Deputy Prime Minister, who is actually the old Deputy Prime Minister. But one thing that hasn't changed... - Sunshine Coast: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech)
Today is the last day for Sunshine Coast locals to have their say about Sunshine Coast Council's mass transit plan. They put out a survey; today is your last day. The deadline is five o'clock. I... - Child Care (1 speech)
Australian families and children are being let down by this Morrison-Joyce government, as they have been by the five other iterations over the last eight long years. A new report from UNICEF... - Education (1 speech)
Are our children being educated and trained with the skills that they need to take on the jobs in the future? This is one of the most important questions in my electorate of Lindsay. It's one... - Bailey, Mr Michael John, OAM (1 speech)
Like so many Australians, I was greatly saddened to learn of the death of my friend Mike Bailey. He was so much more than just a fixture on the nightly TV. As he appeared each night to tell us... - Olympic and Paralympic Games (2 speeches)
Our date with destiny has been set. On 21 July session members of the International Olympic Committee will decide if Australia will be the host—again—of the Olympic and Paralympic...
