House debates
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
- Hunt, Mr Harry, OAM (1 speech)
This morning I was advised of the passing of one of my community's great citizens, Mr Harry Hunt, OAM. Harry was affectionately known as 'Mr Liverpool', and anyone who has driven down the Hume... - Waldock, Mr John (Jack) (1 speech)
Happy birthday to one of Gympie's great characters, Jack Waldock, a returned serviceman who celebrated his 102nd birthday yesterday. Christened John, but all his life known as Jack, the... - Timor-Leste, Collaery, Mr Bernard (1 speech)
On 19 February 1942, Darwin was bombed. Labor Prime Minister John Curtin said that Darwin had been bombed but not conquered. We will soon commemorate the 80th anniversary of those events. What is... - Mackellar Electorate: Northern Beaches Clean Up Crew (1 speech)
It might interest the member for Lingiari to know that it's Gareth Evans's signature that sits on the bottom of that treaty, not John Howard's. The most impressive organisations are often those... - Health Care (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to our incredible nurses and to thank them for their ongoing work on the front lines of this pandemic. Our nurses undertake incredibly valuable work, and the COVID-19... - Sturt Electorate: Kensington Gardens Reserve (1 speech)
Four weeks ago it was my pleasure to represent the Deputy Prime Minister at the opening of the Kensington Gardens Reserve redevelopment, of which we were a happy cofunding partner with the local... - Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
Imagine your husband has collapsed. You try to ring the ambulance, but there is no signal. You run outside and finally get through. The ambos want you to monitor your husband, but you can't,... - Lindsay Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
It was almost a year ago that my community experienced those devastating floods, particularly in Llandilo, Castlereagh, Londonderry and Agnes Banks. There were families there who lost everything... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Later this month the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will complete a regulatory review into live sheep exports, deciding whether to reduce the number of days that live export... - Regional Australia: Employment (1 speech)
The jobless rate in regional Australia at present is 3.8 per cent, a remarkable statistic. There are vacancies in the regions—figures given to me today by the Regional Australia... - Gilmore Electorate: Agricultural Show Societies (1 speech)
I would like to share with the House the rich tradition that agricultural show societies hold across the electorate of Gilmore. From the Kiama Show Society in the north, which just a few weeks... - Women's Shed Week (1 speech)
I am delighted to announce in this, the Australian parliament, that the inaugural Women's Shed Week will be held this year between 6 and 12 March. Most Australians would be very familiar with the... - Macquarie Electorate: General Practitioners (1 speech)
Three years ago the Morrison government took away the ability of Blue Mountains medical practices to attract GPs, when the entire mountains east of Blackheath was stripped of its priority status.... - Flynn Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Paradise Dam is a prime example of a failure of the Queensland Labor Party. Labor built it then broke it and now have committed only half the money required to repair it. The Queensland... - Blair Electorate: GP Workforce Classification (1 speech)
Across my electorate of Blair GPs are under pressure. There is a critical shortages of doctors across Ipswich, the Karana Downs region and the Somerset region. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated... - Barker Electorate: Sports Funding (1 speech)
In October last year I was pleased to announce almost $2 million for stage 1 of the Murray Bridge regional sports stadium. After much discussion with the local council and the Murray Bridge... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
As omicron begins to spread through my electorate, Western Australians look to this Prime Minister's failures with fear: scared of a man who stands for so little that he would fund a million... - Braddon Electorate (1 speech)
In the past three years more than 330 individuals, not-for-profits, sole traders, small and medium businesses and local councils have rolled out over 700 projects across the electorate of Braddon... - Women in Parliament (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, who've made an extraordinary address in the National Press Club. Their address demonstrated significant integrity and significant... - Willowie Forest Trails (2 speeches)
Last week, I was very pleased to participate in the opening of the Willowie Forest bike and walking trails, which are in the southern Flinders, between Melrose and Wirrabara. They are part of the...
