House debates
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
- Australian Republic (1 speech)
This week, Barbados declared itself a republic, putting in place as president Sandra Mason. It's 55 years since Barbados became independent from Britain, and this republic is the culmination of a... - Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
This morning I am going to speak about four infrastructure upgrades in my electorate of Boothby that I am incredibly proud to have seen completed during my time as a federal member of parliament.... - Brand Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
With fire season approaching, I would like to acknowledge the firefighters of the Rockingham, Baldivis, Kwinana, Karnup and Secret Harbour volunteer fire and emergency services for their... - Moore Electorate: Heathridge Park (1 speech)
Heathridge Park is a 9.3-hectare reserve which is home to a diverse range of more than 30 sporting clubs and community groups. The sportsground hosts both junior and senior cricket and football... - Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
Law-abiding age pensioners are the vulnerable people now being targeted by Centrelink in what I can only describe as a new low. Rather than recouping the billions of dollars in JobKeeper pocketed... - Riverina Electorate: Local Council Elections (1 speech)
I've been blessed since 2010, when I was first elected to this place, to be represented in my Riverina electorate by fabulous mayors. I represent a dozen local government areas, and each and... - El Halabi, Mr Mohammad (1 speech)
Twelve months ago I stood here raising concerns about the treatment of Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision's manager in Gaza, who was jailed by the Israeli government. At that time, the court case... - Chisholm Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
It's always great to see the concrete, real-life efforts of our government's policies on the ground. Twin Electrics and Plumbing is a fantastic Chisholm business. Located in Burwood, it's a local... - Wills Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
This could be my last speech in this place for 2021—a year a lot of us would like to forget. I'm going to stick to non-COVID content because we don't need another politician telling us how... - Banks Electorate: Community Organisations (2 speeches)
One of the great privileges of being in this place is that you get to meet some pretty extraordinary people and some people who want to do very important things in their community. There's no...
