House debates
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Budget (1 speech)
The Treasurer's so-called national conversation on the nation's finances will end with this sentence: 'Here are your new taxes.' That's going to happen in the budget in May. It's very clear. It... - National Asbestos Awareness Month (1 speech)
November is National Asbestos Awareness Month, with a focus on awareness, education and prevention of asbestos related risks and disease. Asbestos kills over 4,000 Australians every... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
Over the past 3½ years I've worked very closely with my smaller and remote communities to get them access to better mobile communications. We have seen fires and floods and drought, and... - Workplace Relations: Amazon (1 speech)
As we are now in the midst of Black Friday sales, it is prime time that I talk about Amazon and the kind of corporate citizen they are they are in operations in Australia and in the US. Frankly,... - Raise Our Voice Australia (2 speeches)
Today I share a speech by Ewan, a 14-year-old constituent of Wentworth. I'd like to thank Raise Our Voice Australia for helping to facilitate this. Throughout the course of history, society has... - Petition: Oil and Gas Exploration (1 speech)
The people of the Colac Otway Shire in my electorate of Kooyong and of Victoria and South Australia have signed this petition in opposition to all seismic testing off the Australian coast, and... - Workplace Relations: Amazon (1 speech)
Black Friday is fast approaching and while it can be an opportunity for good deals it certainly does nothing good for retail, warehouse and logistic workers across this nation, particularly... - Youth Voice In Parliament Week (2 speeches)
The Raise Our Voice Australia campaign allows young people to express their vision for our nation's parliament. Today I'm thrilled to speak on behalf of 18-year-old Benjamin Springhall from my... - Prostate Cancer (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that tomorrow is the day that we here in Parliament House are raising awareness of prostate cancer. The day will be starting early for those who have booked to receive... - Veterans (1 speech)
This week, my office has been happy to host Captain Chiara Di Girolami as part of the ADF parliamentary exchange program. As a former reservist, it's an absolute pleasure to reconnect with... - Iran: Human Rights (2 speeches)
Women in Iran have risen up against the Iranian regime, protesting the cruel death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September. This poor 22-year-old lady's only crime was not wearing the hijab. Australia... - Boothby Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Last week I attended two of my local schools in Boothby. I attended the Our Lady of Grace School, a primary school, where the year 6 class had fundraised for a flagpole so that they could have... - Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct (1 speech)
I wish to inform parliament that the road and infrastructure construction works are currently in process at the groundbreaking Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct in Neerabup. The... - Higgins Electorate: St Catherine's School (1 speech)
To echo the words of Paul, the head of humanities: if you provide a great education you end up with independent thinkers. That was abundantly evident during my time with the students of years 10... - Groom Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Last week I welcomed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Farrer, to my electorate of Groom. The city of Toowoomba is one she is very familiar with, having lived in the area for a... - Amazon (1 speech)
The phrase 'black Friday' elicits for me memories of devastation and loss of life during those terrible fires. But Black Friday has come to mean something else, and Amazon promote this something... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2 speeches)
I'd like to raise to the attention of the House the comments made by the Minister for the Environment and Water about her plan to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full. I need to explain...
