House debates
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- North Bellarine Aquatic Centre (1 speech)
[by video link] I have just announced a $20 million commitment towards a first-class indoor aquatic centre for North Bellarine, a vital piece of high-participation community infrastructure, good... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today I am delighted to read a speech prepared by an impressive young man from Fisher, as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament Week campaign. The speech reads: My name is James Donnelly. I'm an... - Migration (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise on this fourth anniversary of arrivederci Holden and the fifth anniversary of antio and gule gule Ford, when the last of Australia's once great car manufacturing industries... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
As we look to the future, Australians can have a great deal of hope and optimism. As we face the challenge of caring for our country and the globe, the track record of this government and members... - Robertson Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Live music is set to be reignited on the Central Coast with two venues in my electorate of Robertson being supported as part of round 3 of the more than $2.5 million Live Music program. This... - Federal Election (1 speech)
In the coming months northsiders from Toombul to McDowall to Brighton will have to make a choice about who they trust to lead Australia out of the pandemic: a complacent and arrogant government... - Local Council Elections: Western Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the many candidates who were successful in the local government elections held across my electorate of O'Connor this week. After the recent WA redistribution O'Connor... - Warringah Youth Ambassadors Program (1 speech)
I've had the pleasure of meeting regularly with the school captains of Warringah as part of the Warringah Youth Ambassadors Program. They are bright and engaged young people who are focused on... - Moncrieff Electorate: Nerang Community Bowls Club (1 speech)
(where locals gather not only to play lawn bowls but to socialise over a meal and entertainment and to support one another, especially through this COVID-19 pandemic. A few short weeks ago I had... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
Our community continues to fight plans to build a massive waste incinerator in Matraville that will impact all of Sydney's eastern suburbs. The New South Wales Liberal government recently... - Braddon Electorate: University of Tasmania Burnie 10 (1 speech)
[by video link] This Sunday, 24 October, the University of Tasmania Burnie 10 will be run for the 37th time. If you live on the north-west coast of Tasmania, you have every reason to be proud... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
When every state and territory leader wrote to the Prime Minister to say, 'We need this federal government to commit to more funding for the public health system, for public hospitals, to get us... - Artsakh (1 speech)
The first anniversary of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the republic of Artsakh was marked on 27 September. Bennelong is home to the largest Armenian diaspora in Australia, many of... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
I want to speak today about reports that a former Afghan army officer has been executed in Afghanistan. While his name is being withheld to protect his family, this officer previously worked as... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
It's Youth Voice in Parliament Week. The Raise Our Voice Australia campaign encourages youth voices to share what they want Australia to look like in 20 years. I'm proud to share a speech from... - COVID-19: Morrison Government (1 speech)
Some 500 Australians have died from COVID-19 since parliament last met, in August. Christmas will not be the same for those 500 families. I pass on my condolences to each of them. Sadly, the... - Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to draw the attention of the volunteer charitable community and the sporting and other civic groups in my electorate of Menzies to round 7 of the Stronger Communities... - Greenway Electorate: COVID-19 (2 speeches)
There's a sentiment I know that is widely shared. There's something about being born and bred in Western Sydney that compels you to try harder than everybody else. The residents of Western Sydney...
