House debates
Thursday, 10 February 2022
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Today I will be advising the House of one of the most offensive cuts to a constituent's NDIS plan I have even seen by the Morrison-Joyce government. The NDIS is being undermined by the Liberals... - South Australia: Floods (1 speech)
RAMSEY (—) (): Earlier this week I gave a bit of quick run down on the flooding situation on the Stuart Highway in South Australia. A number of outback highways were cut. I gave a bit of an... - Franklin Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
In Tasmania yesterday, public schools went back to school. I want to wish the students and parents well as they deal with the challenging times of living with COVID-19 during the school year. I... - Wentworth Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to put on record my congratulations and appreciation for the many residents of Wentworth who were honoured in the recent Australia Day honours awards. If you'll forgive me, I would like to... - Employment (1 speech)
The Morrison government crows about the unemployment figures but turns a blind eye to the human damage inflicted by the rapid growth of insecure work across our nation. Over the eight long years... - Powering Communities Program (1 speech)
An important part of my plan for Ryan is protecting our local lifestyle, protecting our community so my kids and their kids grow up enjoying everything I did and more. The local environment is... - Women in Sport (1 speech)
[by video link] There are deep cultural and institutional shortcomings in Australia that continue to put women at risk and continue to mean women face inequality and experience harm. This week we... - Casey Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
All of us know here in the House of Representatives that to do our job to the best of our ability we work in partnership with our local community. In that vein, I want to thank in this speech so... - Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (1 speech)
[by video link] The Jenkins report revealed some pretty ugly truths about this place. I just want to take the time to pay heed to all the women who came forward and shared their stories. In... - Brisbane Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
The Australia Day Honours List recognises great Australians for the extraordinary contributions they make to our nation. Some remarkable Brisbane residents have been recognised this year,... - Gilmore Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
Mental health is a huge issue in the electorate Gilmore. However, sadly, it is all too commonly a hidden issue. Local GPs tell me that a large proportion of their work is supporting and helping... - Herbert Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
As members of parliament, many of us get to go to different launches and openings, but one recently in the electorate of Herbert really stood out for me, and I think it's particularly important... - COVID-19: Morrison Government (1 speech)
Summer: seeing family and friends, watching some cricket, reintroducing myself to my children and maybe catching up on a bit of extra reading—that's what I would normally do over the... - Petrie Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to start with an email I received yesterday from Terzi, a constituent living in my electorate of Petrie. The subject line is 'Enough is enough'. Terzi says: 'The north side has been... - Adelaide Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
As we speak, Lunar New Year celebrations are continuing around the nation and, indeed, around the world. My wonderful electorate of Adelaide is no exception. I am very blessed to have huge... - Moore Electorate: Centenary of Anzac Memorial Arch (1 speech)
Eight years ago I successfully secured an $86,000 federal Anzac Centenary Grant to build an iconic memorial arch for our local community as a permanent reminder of the 100th anniversary of the... - World Cup, Freedom and Heritage Flag of Vietnam (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a matter which has been raised with me by the Victorian chapter of the Vietnamese Community in Australia. I attended Lunar New Year celebrations recently and they... - Health Care (1 speech)
Ensuring people in regional Australia have the very best access to the very best quality health care continues to be a priority for this government. A great example of this is the funding... - Holt Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I want to talk about an exceptional group of people and organisations that I honoured on Australia Day as part of the 18th annual Holt Australia Day awards. Thirty-eight individuals and six local... - Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge this year's winners of the Australia Day awards in the Richmond Valley. Congratulations to Sonya Marks, who was awarded the Emergency Services Medal. Citizen of the Year...
