House debates
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
- BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge one of the largest cultural groups in my home electorate of Pearce, the BAPS community, a global sociospiritual organisation with centres in all state capitals and... - Chinese Fellowship of Victoria (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Chinese Fellowship of Victoria on its 50th anniversary. The Chinese story is intertwined with the fabric of Australian history. As the member for Menzies, I know this... - Palmerston Young Writers Festival (1 speech)
I want to celebrate our Territory kids, our teachers and our whole school community that work together to support the next generation of young Territorians. Every year I sponsor the Palmerston... - Locke, Ms Sophie, Australian Football League Women's (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge Seymour's Sophie Locke, a player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFLW competition. I was fortunate enough during my campaign to have a kick-to-kick with Sophie. I can... - Higgins Electorate: Year 12 Students (1 speech)
In a few months, our year 12 students will be taking their final exams. It's hard to believe this milestone represents the culmination of 13 years of schooling. To our year 12 students in... - Qantas (1 speech)
The privatisation of Qantas back in the 1990s, Labor's decision under Keating, was meant to deliver more innovative and more efficient service. Cheaper flights for customers, better outcomes for... - Diabetes (1 speech)
H (—) (): Type 1 diabetes is a life-changing chronic illness, one that affects some 1.8 million Australians. The impacts of this illness can be felt in every aspect of a person's life and... - Fowler Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge that this week is Women's Health Week and Multicultural Health Week. As such, I want to highlight the important work of Fairfield Women's Health Service and Liverpool... - South Australian Women's Health Research Translation Network (1 speech)
Last week I had the honour of launching the South Australian Women's Health Research Translation Network at SAHMRI. The network is a body that seeks to empower and improve equity, health and... - Flynn Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
Successful applicants for round 1 of the federal government's Local Sporting Champions and Local Para Champions programs have been announced. The Local Sporting Champions program provides... - Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
Cattle men and women in the electorate of Lingiari are calling the risk of foot-and-mouth disease one of the biggest threats to the cattle industry they've seen. I cannot understand why the... - Aged Care (1 speech)
The phone goes in the office. There's another family in crisis. This time, a mum and dad sold their house to move into a nursing home and they are both in need. The nursing home rang the day... - Health Care: Women (1 speech)
This morning, as co-chair of Parliamentary Friends of Women's Health, I hosted the Jean Hailes for Women's Health organisation, led by the indomitable Janet Michelmore, to launch this year's... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
Agriculture has underpinned the advancement of civilisations, allowing cultures to develop and thrive. Why? Because, when agriculture is produced en masse, it then allows those that would spend... - Child Care (1 speech)
Tomorrow, early childhood educators from across the country are taking strike action. As a parent with two young children in early childhood education, I understand why they're taking this... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Yesterday the government showed their incredible weakness on the cost-of-living issue by claiming credit for automatic pension increases. The government, of course, have nothing to do with those... - Manufacturing (1 speech)
Making things here—manufacturing in Australia—that is what the Albanese Labor government is about, unlike that mob opposite. Recently, I met with a local fabric manufacturer in the... - Bathurst Youth Council (2 speeches)
Today, our parliament recognises the outstanding young leaders of the Bathurst area who serve as Bathurst youth councillors. The Bathurst Youth Council is a wonderful initiative of Bathurst...