House debates
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
CHANDLER-MATHER () (): There are over 10,000 people across Australia who legitimately sought asylum, fleeing war and persecution, who have now lived in Australia for 10 years but have been left... - Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice, Albanese Government (1 speech)
I want to begin by offering my heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers across my electorate of Franklin for Saturday's referendum and the countless hours of work that they put in to support... - Forde Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
As we all know across this chamber small to medium businesses are a very important part of our electorates. In fact, 97.3 per cent of all businesses in Australia, around 2.5 million of them, are... - Shortland Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
We live in turbulent times and I want my constituents to know I'm keenly aware of the pressures that they and their families are confronting, and that the government's No. 1 priority is... - Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The port of Brisbane in my electorate of Bonner is an economic powerhouse. Last financial year alone, the port contributed over $7.8 billion to the Queensland economy and supported around 63,000... - Cowan Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I'd like to provide an update on the commitments that the Labor government made in the beautiful electorate of Cowan in the previous election campaign. I'm pleased to report that the Albanese... - Menzies Electorate: Community Volunteers (1 speech)
All of us are passing through a time on Earth, and we don't know how long that will be. When you look at the blocks of time that we have and when you take out sleep and work, and travel to and... - Education (1 speech)
Across the electorate of Lalor, year 12 students are preparing for their final exams. I want to congratulate all of our local students studying year 12 this year on the year so far and the work... - Hughes Electorate: World Environment Day (1 speech)
In my electorate of Hughes, our local environment is tremendously important. We have the Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park, waterways, beaches and beautiful green open spaces. That's... - Richmond Electorate: Natural Disaster Funding (2 speeches)
Last week, in my electorate of Richmond, I was so proud to announce more than $121 million in joint federal and state disaster funding for more than 50 projects to future-proof and rebuild our...
