House debates
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
- Forde Electorate: Christmas Card Competition (1 speech)
Every year, I send out a Christmas card to the wonderful people of my electorate of Forde, wishing them a safe and enjoyable break over the Christmas and New Year period. My annual Christmas card... - Bean Electorate: Tuggeranong Arts Centre (1 speech)
For over a quarter of a century, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre, located just behind my electorate office, has been a place where people come together and celebrate creativity. Some come to learn,... - South-East Queensland: Rail (1 speech)
Labor's 90-day infrastructure review has just hit the 200-day mark. Amidst all of this dithering and delay, and amidst a hyperinflationary environment, the minister now says, 'I think it all... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (2 speeches)
I rise to present a Raise Our Voice speech on behalf of a constituent. It reads: My name is Alexis Pallister. I am 22 years old and currently live in Western Australia. Respect for women, this is... - Podolski, Mr Ralph (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the amazing life of Ralph Podolski, aged 96, who lives in Killcare Heights in my electorate of Robertson. Ralph is a highly accomplished artist whose paintings have been... - Curtin Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
Last week, more than a hundred constituents joined our Curtin Housing Forum to discuss what it will take to achieve our agreed housing goals in Curtin: secure, long-term housing for all;... - Tangney Electorate: Sikh Community (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to draw attention to and thank the Sikh community in Australia on the occasion of the 554th birthday celebration of Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak laid the foundation of... - Cherbourg State School (1 speech)
Cherbourg is an Aboriginal community in Wide Bay that faces its challenges but is also having some wins. In a recent meeting I had with Mayor Elvie Sandow, she told me one such story around... - Hunter Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
I know I say it a lot but the Hunter really is the best place on earth, and the awards just keep backing up my claims. On Sunday, Singleton Council was awarded as the best council in regional New... - Barker Electorate: Food Producers (1 speech)
The Murray-Darling Basin is home to 2.3 million Australians who provide economic output worth $2 billion each year. We colloquially know the basin as 'Australia's food bowl', producing a... - Sumner, Mr Jack (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to share a few words about a former Parramatta constituent and local Labor champion, Jack Sumner, who passed away on 9 October at the age of 82. Jack grew up in... - Bowman Electorate: Fathers (1 speech)
One of the most important tasks in our country is that performed by our dads. The research says one of the biggest predictors of individual success in life is the presence of good fathering. Of... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Today I'm going to read a speech from young Daniel Mills, an eight-year-old who goes to Nailsworth Primary School in my electorate of Adelaide. Daniel says: What change would make Australia a... - Hinkler Electorate: Bundaberg Brewed Drinks (1 speech)
I rise to thank Prime Minister Albanese. The Prime Minister came to my patch a couple of weeks ago to open the Bundaberg Brewed Drinks super brewery. The Prime Minister did a good job. He wielded... - Holt Electorate: Karva Chauth (1 speech)
I rise to share about the enriching experience I had attending Karva Chauth celebrations at the recently established Hindu temple Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Cranbourne South. The Hindu festival... - Australian Youth Barometer (1 speech)
The 2023 Monash University Youth Barometer survey highlights the difficulties that our youth are facing. Nine in 10 surveyed experienced financial difficulty over the past 12 months, and 61 per... - Middle East (1 speech)
Recently, Gazi Mahajna, a student from Homebush Boys High School, spent his work experience week with me. I asked him to write his first speech as if he were to become a member of parliament.... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I rise today to invite all members of the House to an event I'm proudly co-hosting in the Senate courtyard this evening, along with my colleague MPs from the Murray-Darling Basin. I suspect your... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (2 speeches)
This week is Youth Voice in Parliament Week. Matthew Khwaja, a year 11 vocational student at John Fawkner College, in my electorate of Wills, wrote about what change would make a place for future...
