House debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
In 1964 Donald Horne penned his book, The Lucky Country. The title soon became the nickname for Australia, which was ironic given the book was actually quite critical of Australia's rapid... - McEwen Electorate: Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk, Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
Next Friday will mark the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, which was one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. This has since become Australia's Vietnam veterans' remembrance day. It... - Petition: Basketball (1 speech)
Whether it be gymnastics at the local PCYC, soccer at Churchill Park, hockey and athletics at St Leonards, footy in Launceston, netball at Hoblers Bridge, swimming at the aquatic centre or... - Books n Boots Inc. (1 speech)
In light of the Matildas' exciting win last night, the continuing debate around the Voice to Parliament proposal and recent discussions around Closing the Gap, I'd like to talk about a charity... - Australian Space Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to express my disappointment with the way this government has downgraded one of Australia's emerging and enabling industries: our space sector. When I was the minister for industry,... - Local Content Broadcasting (2 speeches)
Australians love their entertainment. We love our sporting games and we love our news programs on TV. For decades, we've benefited from a robust community minded approach by free-to-air channels....