House debates
Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Budget (1 speech)
The Labor government has broken yet another election promise in the budget, this time on changes to franking credit policy. Before the election, both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer ruled... - Beef Industry (1 speech)
The LIVEXchange conference is underway in my home town of Darwin at the moment. Australia's live cattle export trade contributes more than $1 billion to our national economy each year. It employs... - Bonner Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I'm pleased to say that the much-needed safety upgrades at the notorious Rochedale roundabout are almost complete. Traffic lights have been installed recently and the final stages are well and... - Lissett, Mr Richard (1 speech)
Today I stand to applaud all the amazing volunteers within our communities and to recognise one of my wonderful residents, Mr Richard Lissett from the Quinns Mindarie Surf Life Saving Club.... - Middle East (1 speech)
Six weeks ago a healthy seven-year-old boy died on his way home from school when he was chased by Israeli soldiers. His little heart couldn't take it, and he was literally scared to death. He is... - Middle East, Parke, Hon Ms Melissa (1 speech)
Last Saturday, 4 November, a former member of this place who represented the Fremantle electorate, Melissa Parke, was awarded the 2022 Jerusalem Peace Prize at a ceremony held at Melbourne Town... - Cost of Living, Taxation (1 speech)
Over the last five years, 71 big coal, oil and gas companies made $826 billion and paid just 1.9 per cent on that in tax. That's almost a trillion dollars, and the country got less than two per... - Herbert Electorate: AEIOU Foundation (1 speech)
There is a fantastic organisation in Townsville called AEIOU. They provide support for young families and children who have autism. I've met with this organisation since I've been elected to this... - Chisholm Electorate: Wages (1 speech)
We are in the midst of a wages crisis, a cost-of-living crisis inherited from the previous government who sought to keep wages low, lacking ambition for Australia. Today the Albanese Labor... - Universities (1 speech)
Across Australia, year 12 students are finishing their exams and making decisions about their studies next year—decisions that will define their future. But in a lot of cases they're making... - Nepal: Earthquake (1 speech)
On Wednesday morning an earthquake struck Nepal, killing at least six people and destroying several homes. Nepal's seismological centre put it at a terrifying magnitude of 6.6. The victims... - Farrer Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the untiring efforts of emergency workers and agencies working across my electorate to protect lives and property during this spring flooding. Right now, there are flood... - Redi Electorate: Kokoda Day (1 speech)
On 3 November I attended the Kokoda Day service at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway in Concorde West to mark the 80th anniversary of the New Guinea campaign. I felt honoured to meet some of our... - Leichhardt Electorate: Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
On 21 October this year the Cairns Chamber of Commerce and James Cook University Business Excellence Awards were held. Since their inception 2017, the BEX awards, as they are commonly known,... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the decision of the Fair Work Commission last Friday to award Australia's aged-care workers a 15 per cent pay increase, with the possibility of more to come. Last sitting... - Young, Ms Belinda (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Belinda Young, a local mum in my electorate of Casey, who is the Victorian state recipient of the Australian of the Year Award in the Local Hero category. Belinda founded... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, a significant day in our nation's annual calendar. We reflect on the world wars and on subsequent wars, battles and peacekeeping duties that have seen Australian men... - Safer Communities Fund (3 speeches)
All Australians deserve to feel safe and secure in their communities. Unfortunately, Labor scrapped the $50 million in the budget for the Safer Communities Fund. This was to help high-risk... - Aged Care: Workforce (2 speeches)
Well, I'm sure multicultural communities will be feeling safer after that speech! When you change the government, you change the country. There was not one thing that those opposite did while...
