House debates
Thursday, 3 August 2023
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Last month, I was informed the much-loved Carinity Summit Cottages, the residential aged-care service at Mount Morgan, will close in December 2023. They advised the ongoing nationwide shortage of... - Cybersecurity (1 speech)
In the last 12 months, Australians have been more exposed to scams than ever before. Two of the highest-profile data breaches in 2022 have over nine million victims each, and billions of dollars... - Vaccination (1 speech)
I invite anybody to please tell me I'm wrong. Look around our nation in the aftermath of the pandemic response and it's like looking at a trainwreck of devastation for many everyday... - Midson Road Childcare Centre (1 speech)
Now for something completely different. I would like to introduce a very special guest today. This is Maisie, the travelling koala, from Midson Road Childcare Centre at Epping. She is named after... - Australian Securities and Investment Commission (1 speech)
() (): Aussie Frozen Fruit's non-payment to creditors was referred to the relevant minister. Non-payment to Blenners Transport and to others was submitted on 12 June this year. Despite following... - Calare Electorate: Disaster Recovery Funding Programs (1 speech)
Many months after being hit by storm, flood and fire disasters, residents of our region are being held back from moving on because they're locked out of key disaster recovery funding programs.... - Robertson Electorate: Brackets and Jam (1 speech)
The wonderful Brackets and Jam will be celebrating 25 years of rocking out, on top of Kincumba Mountain this Saturday 5 August. Brackets and Jam first took place on 14 August 1997 with the goal... - Swan Electorate: State Football Centre (1 speech)
Exciting, modern, professional, world class, magnificent—these are some of the words that have been used to describe the new State Football Centre. It's so professional that, when you walk... - Labor Government (1 speech)
On nearly a hundred occasions, Labor said to the Australian public that they would deliver a $275 reduction off their power bill. Today, they blame the war on Ukraine. However, the war in Ukraine... - Berwick District Woodworkers Club Expo (1 speech)
Last month, I had the honour of attending the opening of the Berwick District Woodworkers Club Annual Woodworking Expo. The expo, which went over a whole weekend in July, was truly a display of... - Macquarie Home Stay (1 speech)
Affordable accommodation for people travelling away from home for medical treatment is so important. In its short life, Macquarie Home Stay has provided that service in Dubbo for people right... - Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last weekend, I had the honour of opening the Majors Road Pump Track at O'Halloran Hill. The pump track has courses and jumps for BMX bikes, skateboards, scooters and skates, for people of all... - Colgrave, Mr Robert James (1 speech)
I'm privileged to stand here today and honour the life of a true gentleman I was fortunate to know for many years, Robert James Colgrave. Rob passed away a few weeks ago, in his 86th year. He... - Public Libraries (1 speech)
Public libraries are the hearts of communities. This week is Library and Information Week, with the theme of 'What's the source?' That's a great question to be asking when there are contentious... - Timber Industry (1 speech)
There are members of the crossbench and the Labor Party itself who live in the most privileged parts of our suburbs and are actually campaigning today to sack workers with some of the lowest... - Reid Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
'Infrastructure' may not be a word that inspires, but it should. Good infrastructure—trains, metros, schools, mobile towers and broadband—is what builds communities. But we haven't... - Child Abuse (1 speech)
Sadly, this week we've heard about the unspeakable atrocities inflicted by a monster upon our most vulnerable—our children. Evil acts were done to them during times when they should have... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
It's great to see the many Australian businesses jumping on board to support the Voice to Parliament. BHP, the 'big Australian', supports the voice. They know that this will make Australia even... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
Everyone knows that infrastructure underpins the Australian economy. The previous government understood that and invested billions of dollars in highway upgrades and railway projects such as the... - Spence Electorate: Multiculturalism (2 speeches)
Hopefully, I can bring a bit of common sense back to the debate here. I rise to inform the House of a recent visit to my electorate of Spence by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and...
