House debates
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
- Rusty Iron Rally (1 speech)
Over the weekend I was lucky enough to open the annual two-day Rusty Iron Rally in Macksville, in my electorate of Cowper. This great event celebrated its silver jubilee milestone this year.... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Today United Workers Union early education members are taking action to highlight how critical it is that more support be given to ensuring the sector can attract more educators and retain the... - Hermidale Future Farmers (1 speech)
I'd like to bring to the attention of the Australian parliament a wonderful project that's happening in my electorate in the village of Hermidale. Hermidale Public School has seven students. Due... - Guildford Songfest (1 speech)
This weekend I'll be here and not in my Hasluck electorate in Western Australia, and so I'll be unable to attend the Guildford Songfest. The Guildford Songfest is an annual coming together of... - National Anti-Corruption Commission (1 speech)
Next week we will see the government's legislation for the National Anti-Corruption Commission. It will be a significant moment in the national push for an integrity watchdog at a federal level... - Petitions: Paid Parental Leave Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents Peta and Shane Arthurson, who are here today. The petition read as follows— The Australian Parental Leave Pay (PLP) policy is... - New South Wales Government: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I bring to the House's attention the continued incompetence of the New South Wales government and Sydney Water, as well as their lack of support and provision for infrastructure for Austral. When... - Legacy Week (1 speech)
Last Monday I attended the launch of Legacy Week, an event that was a first, in taking place at the HMAS Cairns base. It was a great opportunity to engage with the defence community and come... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Lalor Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to update the House on more good news for the community that I represent in the federal seat of Lalor. Today I know that it will be music to the ears of locals that the Albanese Labor... - Lyne Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Tom Christie and Dominique Northan, owners of the Flower Shop at Dungog, who sold bunches of daffodils for Daffodil Day and donated $6 from every bunch sold to the Cancer... - Africa (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Africa right now. In 2019, 135 million people were facing acute food insecurity. Today, that number has exploded to 345 million.... - Sandakan Day (1 speech)
I was honoured to attend the commemorative service to mark Sandakan Day on Sunday 21 August at the Sandakan memorial in Kings Park. We paused to remember the sacrifice of more than 3,400... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
When William Cooper advocated for representation of First Nations people to our parliament over 80 years ago, he did so because he understood the power of representation, the power of a voice.... - Burstow, Mr Graham Stephen, OAM (1 speech)
Today I'd like to pay tribute to a much-loved member of the Toowoomba community who, sadly, passed away last month, Mr Graham Stephen Burstow. It would take more time than I have here to list... - Aged-Care Employee Day (1 speech)
Today is Aged-Care Employee Day. It's a day where we stop to say, 'Thank you for working in aged care.' But we on this side of the House stand with the workers and say that 'thank you' is not... - Western Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
In July, I rose to speak about the McGowan government's failure to address WA's hospital crisis, including at my local hospital, the Peel Health Campus. In the six weeks since, nothing has... - McEwen Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
After nine years of neglect by the hopeless mob over there, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition yesterday finally acknowledged one of the sad results of their inaction and useless time in office,... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
I'm getting up to give some friendly advice to the new government. There has been a lot of hubris on the other side of the chamber since the election, but I just want to look at some statistics... - President of Timor-Leste (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge that the President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta is in Australia at the moment. He spoke today at the Press Club. I wasn't able to watch that but I look forward to...
