House debates
Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Cunning Electorate: The Disability Trust (1 speech)
On the last Saturday of each month, the Disability Trust hosts CycleAbility. Last month, the state member for Wollongong and I were lucky enough to attend and have a ride with participants. It... - Hughes Electorate: Holsworthy Public School, Smythe, Mr Jack (1 speech)
I rise to talk about some very important visitors that we've had down to Parliament House this week. First I had one of the schools from my area, Holsworthy Public School. It was great to meet... - Canberra Electorate: Hockey ACT (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Hockey ACT on their incredible achievement of being named the 2023 sporting organisation of the year at the Pride in Sport Awards. This award is a testament to their... - O'Connor Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome to Canberra representatives from six of the 57 local government authorities that make up my enormous electorate of O'Connor. They're here for the National General Assembly... - World Environment Day (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of celebrating World Environment Day at the Gurdwara Siri Guru Nanak Darbar in Officer with our community. My thanks to Harpreet Ji and the other volunteers for organising this... - Calare Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
The Alpha Road Hill End bushfire in March of this year was absolutely devastating for our region. Today I'd like to thank all of the generous people and organisations who came together to get... - Bennelong Electorate: Seniors Morning Tea (1 speech)
On Tuesday 27 June I'll be hosting a seniors morning tea at the Epping Club from 10 am. Valued senior citizens throughout Bennelong will be joining us that morning for a cuppa, some morning tea... - Parliamentary Standards (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, it's great to have you in the chair as I rise to deliver this statement today, because it's been a bruising week in parliament and I wanted to reflect on the behaviour in... - Men's Health Week (1 speech)
This is Men's Health Week and a timely reminder for men to prioritise their health and wellbeing. As the co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Men's Health, I'd like to focus on gaps and the... - Whitsunday STEM Challenge (1 speech)
I rise today to share the incredible opportunities offered to students in our Whitsunday STEM challenge. Science, technology, engineering and maths skills are so important for our next... - Gilmore Electorate: Coastal Erosion (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, spare a thought for people at Surfside at Batemans Bay who have been living the ultimate and distressing nightmare, over many years, of coastal erosion so bad that it gets... - Gambling (1 speech)
Since my election in 2016 I have worked hard to hold the gambling industry to account and reduce gambling harm. I've worked with banks to find solutions to the use of credit in online wagering.... - Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary (1 speech)
I rise to commend the phenomenal volunteers at the Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary, who do so much good work to ensure Woy Woy Hospital can continue to provide outstanding patient care. Recently, I... - Hunter Valley: Bus Crash (1 speech)
Warrandyte, in my electorate, is not just a suburb; it is a community—a community of families, of sport, of friendship and of people who serve others. It's a community that is proud of its... - Vaccination (1 speech)
The truism of primary health care is that $1 spent in prevention saves $9 in treatment. We all know that the health system is under enormous strain across the country, so any illness prevention... - Police-Citizens Youth Club Caboolture (1 speech)
This morning, I had the pleasure of meeting with the stakeholders for the new PCYC in Caboolture, in my electorate of Longman, to discuss how this new building project is coming along. This is a... - Dunkley Electorate: King's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
Last week I was at the Woodleigh School's Minimbah campus, where the incredibly impressive Millie, Tilly and Mia interviewed me for a podcast. One of the questions they asked me on that podcast... - Wright Electorate: King's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge five ordinary people from my electorate who have done extraordinary things and were recently acknowledged in the King's Birthday honours list. In no particular order,... - Spence Electorate: King's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
This shortened sitting week in aid of the King's Birthday honours was celebrated by most of Australia. On Monday, a well-known identity in Spence, particularly in the top end of the electorate in... - La Trobe Electorate: Roads (4 speeches)
I rise to raise with the House my great disappointment in the 90-day independent review of the infrastructure pipeline. I note that it's caused the pausing of projects, including the $10 billion...
