House debates
Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
It's a great pleasure and indeed an honour for me to be able to make this contribution to the parliament today. Like so many of my colleagues, I took up the invitation to participate in the Youth... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Almost one in six women will experience domestic violence at some point during their life, and, unfortunately, through this pandemic, we've seen anecdotal evidence at least that this has been on... - Medicare (1 speech)
[by video link] In my 14 years in parliament I have talked about many issues, but one of the issues I've regularly raised is the importance of affordable health care in this country, and,... - Reid Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
Over the past few months I've been hosting a number of community forums in Reid. I have held forums with our Chinese community, talking about COVID vaccines. Local GP Dr Stephen Zhang and local... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
One of the most important things we can do to get decisions right in this place is to listen to the voice of young Australians. As part of the Youth Voice in Parliament Week, I'm pleased to be... - Parkes Electorate: Brewarrina, McHughes, Mr Christopher (Burra) (1 speech)
Today I'd like to recognise the community of Brewarrina in my electorate. Brewarrina is on the banks of the Darling River in north-western New South Wales. It's the home of one of the oldest... - COVID-19: Manufacturing (1 speech)
One of the many things that COVID-19 has revealed about our country is the crisis in manufacturing. We discovered, to our horror and shame, really, that we couldn't even make basic medical... - Petrie Electorate: Redcliffe Dolphins, Petrie Electorate: Moreton Daily Stadium (1 speech)
I want to chat today about the Redcliffe Dolphins. We've had some really exciting news in my federal seat of Petrie, with the Redcliffe Dolphins being announced as the 17th team to enter the... - COVID-19: Morrison Government (1 speech)
Today my thoughts are all with the people in my community, who are in their last day of what has been a very long and a very difficult lockdown. Because of all of their efforts we have officially... - Lockhart (1 speech)
Nice words at the end of the member for Jagajaga's speech there. My daughter, Georgina, who's from Melbourne and a schoolteacher—we thank them all, particularly our teachers, who were at... - Moreton Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
[by video link] This COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. It's changed the way we live and will have a lasting impact on all of us. In particular, the pandemic has highlighted the importance... - Hyperdome Early Education Centre (1 speech)
The Queensland Childcare Services has set a new standard of inclusive play environments following the official opening of the newly refurbished outdoor play area at the Hyperdome Early Education... - Gilmore Electorate: Hospitals (6 speeches)
[by video link] If there's one thing to get people's blood boiling in the Batemans Bay and Moruya area, just mention the word 'hospital'. Let me start by saying, we love our nurses, our doctors... - Goldstein Electorate: Condolences (1 speech)
It's with sadness that I advise this chamber that our community recently lost some of its most treasured local and civic minded residents. It's with sadness that I report the death of Sandra... - Adelaide Electorate: Afghan Community (1 speech)
[by video link] I have a wonderful Afghan community in my electorate. In fact, I have one of the largest populations of Afghans in South Australia in the electorate of Adelaide. It's a very... - Overseas Students (1 speech)
I was walking in my electorate of Chisholm the other day, an electorate lucky enough to have two world-class universities: Monash University and Deakin University. The students in my electorate... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Over the past few months, the situation in Kabul and across Afghanistan has been deteriorating rapidly. While the Taliban promised stability and security, what we've seen is the dismantling of... - NSW State Emergency Service (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to the selfless members of four Central West NSW SES units who went above and beyond the call of duty after a freak tornado ripped through rural properties three weeks... - Lalor Electorate: Wyndham Westlink (1 speech)
I'm using this constituency statement today to speak about a vital infrastructure project for many in my growing community. In the last eight long years, my community has been neglected by a... - Apprenticeships (2 speeches)
Whether in the manufacturing sector or the construction sector, if you ask businesses across Western Sydney what one of the most difficult things is for them right now, emerging out of the...
