House debates
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
- Newcastle Beer Fest 2023 (1 speech)
Last month I joined with thousands of Novocastrians to celebrate local manufacturing and independent brewing in Newcastle Beer Fest. The was the first time that the beer fest was able to return... - Cancer Support Fundraising (1 speech)
I know at least one of the questions you're asking, Mr Speaker, and, yes, this is for a dare, a dare for a very worthwhile cause. First, let me introduce my alter ego, Tina Leyna Turner. This is... - Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1 speech)
I rise today to offer my condolences and pay my respects to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan, who passed away peacefully on 5 February at the age of 97. Master Hsing Yun was... - Energy (1 speech)
I feel a little bit like what the Grateful Dead said. They said they were the most forgettable thing at Woodstock, because they came on between The Who and Jimi Hendrix. After 'Tina Turner' has... - Syria: Earthquake (1 speech)
On Sunday night, I attended a fundraising event organised by the Australian Syrian Arab association to raise much-needed funds for those affected by the earthquakes in Syria. Hundreds of members... - Mackellar Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
Just this week, we've seen yet another example of people power in Mackellar. With nearly 50 hectares of beautiful bushland at Lizard Rock in Belrose under threat from an unsustainable housing... - Climate Change (1 speech)
It's welcome that the Australian community is seriously focused on the risks and impacts of climate change, but perhaps the specific impacts on human health are not yet a large enough part of the... - Medicare: Mental Health (1 speech)
I want to speak on behalf of the 562 people in Ryan who signed my petition to the government to restore the 20 Medicare funded psychology sessions—and I speak on behalf of the many... - Veterans Surf Project (1 speech)
Last week, early on a cloudy Tuesday morning, I had the absolute joy of my very first surf on a surfboard, at beautiful Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa. It was joyous not just because of the thrill of... - Easter in the Country Festival (1 speech)
Roma is renowned for the mighty big rig, the largest cattle saleyard in Australia and rugby league legends Artie Beetson and Darren Lockyer. But Roma has another claim to fame. Over the Easter... - Eating Disorders (1 speech)
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, but there are many myths and misconceptions about them. Whether it's anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, pica... - Pennant Hills Golf Club (1 speech)
I recently spoke at the centenary of the Pennant Hills Golf Club. I raised the centenary flag and dedicated the centenary clock tower. The golf club is something extraordinary. The clubhouse was... - International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
Tuesday 21 February was International Mother Language Day, with the theme for 2023 being to encourage the pursuit of multilingual education. I can't imagine something more delightful to... - Superannuation: Taxation (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, the Treasurer announced that Australians would now have their superannuation tax doubled on balances over $3 million despite the Prime Minister promising no changes to super before... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government was elected with a mandate to both enact a positive policy agenda and also fix the mess of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. A mess of the last government... - Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last week I spent a number of days visiting the regional and rural towns of Clarke Creek, Moranbah, Lotus Creek, Nebo and Clermont. There was the same message from each visit I made to the small... - Ngaruki Gulgul Central School (1 speech)
I had the privilege of visiting Ngaruki Gulgul Central School in Kariong recently to meet with a passionate principal, Andrea, and the teachers, and to introduce myself to some of the students... - Sydney Airport (3 speeches)
On 2 March 2023 the sod was turned on the construction of the New South Wales government's Rouse Hill Hospital public project just outside my electorate in Mitchell. The clinical plan for this... - Australian History: Eureka (1 speech)
s CHESTERS () (): John Joseph was an African-American who left the United States for the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s. Very little is known about him and most of his life is a mystery,... - Mobile Black Spot Program (2 speeches)
It takes a special kind of bias—a special kind of Labor bias—to roll out the mobile coverage black spot round that they have just done. Never before have we seen in New South Wales 25...
