House debates
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
- Cabaero, Ms Lina, Stewart, Mrs Jean (1 speech)
I pay tribute to Lina Cabaero from Asian Women at Work, who recently died. Lina dedicated her professional life to protecting women from being exploited at work. She was based in Campsie and,... - Mental Health (1 speech)
We know that poor mental health does not discriminate. The past couple of years have been made all the more difficult with drought, fires, floods and a pandemic that has seen society's fabric... - Climate Change (1 speech)
[by video link] At this morning's interview with the Deputy Prime Minister, the petulance that was on display by the person who holds the second-highest office in this country—demanding... - Parkes Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Right on cue, following the member for Macnamara! I've been listening to the contributions of those opposite, led by the member for Melbourne, the member for Warringah and others, about climate... - COVID-19: Quarantine (1 speech)
[by video link] This morning the residents of Fraser received the news that the current lockdown will be extended by seven days. Just before giving this speech, while at the shops next to my... - Riverina Electorate: World War I (1 speech)
There's a dedicated group of volunteers in my home town of Wagga Wagga committed to the cause of erecting a statue to honour the service and sacrifice of our Light Horsemen. On Sunday they helped... - Tasmania: Aviation (1 speech)
Thirty-eight aviation workers have been stood down without pay at Launceston and Hobart airports because flights have collapsed due to the lockdowns on the mainland—lockdowns that are a... - Cairns Show (1 speech)
Fortunately, this year's Cairns Show went ahead as planned, following last year's cancellation, in what was a major boost to our city and wider region. It's one event I certainly look forward to... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
[by video link] Sadly, today, a 30-year-old man from Belrose died, unvaccinated, at Northern Beaches Hospital, from COVID. People in New South Wales aged between 20 and 39 are still not able to... - Triple J Unearthed (1 speech)
[by video link] INXS, Midnight Oil, Angus and Julia Stone, Flume and Ocean Alley are just a few of the great bands and artists from the northern beaches. We are Australia's mecca for... - Mills, Mr Patrick Sammie (Patty) (1 speech)
Patty Mills—what can I say? Our first Indigenous flag bearer, an NBA champion and a proud Canberran who grew up on Ngunawal-Ngambri land in the Bean electorate. He started his basketball... - Rix, Ms Pat (1 speech)
Everyone in this place knows local heroes who go above and beyond for our communities, and in the electorate of Boothby, and in fact across South Australia, Pat Rix is one of our leading... - International Development Assistance (2 speeches)
Last month I met with Melanie Marshall, Belinda Groves and Elizabeth Stone from the Micah women's leadership network. Micah Australia is a coalition of churches and Christian non-profits who... - Moore Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
The renewable energy research laboratory based at the School of Engineering, at the Joondalup Campus of Edith Cowan University, conducts cutting-edge research locally into renewable sources of... - COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm making this statement from Caroline Springs in my electorate, the hotspot for the most recent COVID outbreak in Melbourne. As I had unwittingly visited a tier 2 site last... - Nicholls Electorate: Water (1 speech)
Today the Liberal-National coalition announced 40 water infrastructure projects nationwide which will share in over $108 million of federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
This government lie continuously to 2.6 million Australian pensioners. They told pensioners there would be no cuts to the ABC, no cuts to Medicare and they told them that robodebt was entirely... - Curtin Electorate: Clinipath Pathology (1 speech)
Whether it's getting our blood or body tissue tested, pathology is a service which we have all no doubt relied on for the most important thing in our lives—which is our health. I was... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Today I rise to give voice to veterans from across Australia who are appalled by the failure of the Morrison government to act urgently to protect the Afghan interpreters who served alongside our... - Tilley, Mr James Edward (Jim), OAM (2 speeches)
[by video link] Jim Tilley, who passed away recently, was a warrior for a just cause, the leading light in the British Pensions in Australia organisation, who fought hard for the right for...
