House debates
Monday, 18 October 2021
- Airport Noise (1 speech)
[by video link] This morning the Petitions Committee tabled a petition, circulated in Brisbane, calling on the House to free Airservices Australia from regulatory capture and also to review... - Sik, Mr Tristan (1 speech)
Today I rise to share a message from Tristan Sik, a 17-year-old from Rainbow Beach in Wide Bay. His message is: 'Make your dayz count.' That's something Tristan lives up to every day. The mask... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Climate Change (1 speech)
[by video link] As part of the Raise Our Voice campaign's Youth Voice in Parliament Week, the future leaders of tomorrow submitted speeches to their local members in the hope that their words... - Moore Electorate: Community Hub (1 speech)
The Northshore estate in Kallaroo was developed 40 years ago. At the heart of the suburb is a small community facility built around a club house, including tennis courts and catering for a... - Member for Hughes (1 speech)
Unlike a growing number of people, I don't believe that Facebook is evil, but, like Tom and Daisy in TheGreat Gatsby, they are a careless company. Facebook smashes things up—democracy and... - Groom Electorate: Highfields Library (1 speech)
Highfields is finally on the way to having a new library, thanks to the Morrison government. After years of planning and deliberation by the Toowoomba Regional Council, I was honoured to turn the... - Climate Change (3 speeches)
I wonder whether the Prime Minister will be taking his lump of coal to Glasgow. If not, what stunt has he got in store for the Glaswegians and the international community at COP26? Will it be... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Sexual Health Education (1 speech)
This speech was written by Noah Block, 19 years old, from my electorate, as part of Raise Our Voice Australia. 'Consent: a word which has caused debate, conflict and division in recent times; a... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Climate Change (1 speech)
The Indi Youth Advisory Panel has asked me to deliver this speech also as part of the Raise Our Voice Australia campaign. 'Young people in Indi face various barriers to education. We need more... - Covid-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Of great concern is the slow vaccine rollout in Queensland and WA, the two states most reluctant to join the national plan to reopen. The rhetoric in Queensland, of course, of Pfizer days, Pfizer... - Climate Change (1 speech)
What is the point of this Liberal-National government if it can't grasp the environmental and economic importance of acting on climate change? What's the point after eight years and three prime... - Bull, Mr John W (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to one of my most admired constituents, John Bull, who died at the age of 70 last month. John was a vital member of the Berowra Lions Club. He served two terms as president,... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
In recent weeks we've seen the Prime Minister desperate to rebadge himself as a climate hero, trying his hardest but being held back by his coalition partner, the Nationals. We've all seen this... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
Today, for Youth Voice in Parliament Week, I will be reading a speech written by a young Chisholm local. Her name is Maahi Verma. When asked, 'What is your vision for Australia in 20 years?'... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The Morrison-Joyce government's entire way of operating is to sit back while events unfold around them and pretend they have absolutely no control over them, other than coming up with a political... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Mental Health (1 speech)
Raise Our Voice Australia helps young diverse voices join the public policymaking process. Their Youth Voice in Parliament initiative invites young students to write a speech and have it read in... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Wonder of wonders: the Prime Minister has decided to grace the UN Conference of the Parties Climate Change Conference with his presence. Lucky them! With the Prime Minister's late RSVP, which... - Water Safety (1 speech)
We need to stop the drownings before they happen, and right now we're losing the fight. Drownings are up by 108 per cent in the zero to four age group. This is just not good enough. We fought so... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
In August, I spoke in this House about my friend and constituent Khalil Ibrahim, who had lost both his parents to COVID just a few days apart. The deaths of Kaoukab and Hachem cast a profound... - Sheep Meat Exports (2 speeches)
One of the largest sheep meat exporters in this country, Roger Fletcher, has this morning again hit out at the bottleneck that is the port stand-off, particularly at Botany in Sydney. He is...
