House debates
Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Child Care, Medicare, Aged Care (1 speech)
From the cradle to the twilight years, and in sickness or in health, Labor is on your side. We know that families are under pressure in their early years of being a family with young children.... - Children's Online Safety (1 speech)
When we take our kids to the playground or to the supermarket or walk them to school we are constantly supervising them. Of course we are. Our job as parents is to keep them away from home. We... - Rotary Australia and New Zealand: 100 Years of Service (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Rotary for 100 years of service to the people of Australia. In this centenary year, Rotary has 30,000 members across more than 1,000 local clubs. I'm very proud of... - Euthanasia (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter that causes me great concern, and indeed distress, as it does for many. The South Australian parliament's lower house has passed a bill to legalise euthanasia. This... - National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
One of the most important issues of faith that a government has with the Australian people is to spend taxpayers' funds responsibly. But this government, the Morrison government, has abused that... - Working Holiday Maker Program (1 speech)
I was very pleased when Minister Hawke announced on Tuesday some variation to the Working Holiday Maker program and some additions to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List. The shortage... - Greensill Capital (1 speech)
We recently saw the collapse of a billion-dollar supply-chain financing company. The collapse happened so fast that it sent shockwaves around the world. There were huge implications for... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Last fortnight, I had the pleasure of visiting the University of New South Wales, and in particular the Gynaecological Cancer Research Group there. I was hosted by Associate Professor Caroline... - COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
I want to start by thanking the frontline health staff who have been doing so much throughout the Illawarra, the Southern Highlands and the South Coast, against all the odds, to vaccinate...
