House debates
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
- Reserve Bank of Australia (1 speech)
WATSON-BROWN ( ) ( ): RBA governor Michele Bullock says you shouldn't go to the dentist or the hairdresser because you'll cause inflation. I've got a dentist appointment this Friday, I'm so... - Wollotuka Institute: 40th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Wollotuka Institute, a centre of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence at the University of Newcastle, on their 40th anniversary. Since 1983 Wollotuka has... - Surf Life Saving Queensland Point Danger Branch: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
Friday last week marked the start of the year-long countdown to the 100th anniversary of Surf Life Saving Queensland's Point Danger Branch. What a fabulous milestone and achievement that will be.... - Racism (1 speech)
I rise to thank the more than 600 leaders of the Australian community who took a stand against antisemitism. There has been a more than 482 per cent increase in incidents of antisemitism in... - Launceston Legacy (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the fantastic volunteers from Launceston Legacy. Jan, Geraldine and Cathy volunteer their time, week after week, to place wellbeing calls across northern Tasmania as... - Conway, Lalie (1 speech)
I would like to commend Lalie Conway from my electorate of Robertson, who is a rising young tennis star on the Central Coast. Lalie is only 12 years old. She attends Kincumber High School and is... - Calare Electorate (1 speech)
The families and homes of MPs should never be the target of political attacks. Last week I received a package sent via Australia Post to my home. The sender's address on the package appeared to... - Ausmusic T-Shirt Day (1 speech)
I want to speak about Ausmusic T-Shirt Day, which is on this coming Thursday 30 November. It's a fantastic initiative to raise funds for Support Act, which is a music industry charity. It... - Moncrieff Electorate (1 speech)
It's been a difficult year for many Gold Coasters in the midst of the Prime Minister's cost-of-living crisis, and there will be no relief any time soon for those families who are doing it tough.... - Harinath, Dr Gorur Krishna, OAM (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of Gorur Krishna Harinath OAM, who passed away on 18 November. Dr Hari, as he was affectionately known, arrived in Australia in... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
The Raise Our Voice Australia campaign allows our young people to express their vision for our nation's parliament. Today I'm thrilled to speak on behalf of 12-year-old Grace McMahon, from my... - Malaysia (1 speech)
I was very honoured to visit Malaysia recently as part of our official parliamentary delegation with my fellow members of this House. It was an opportunity to visit the country of my birth and... - Renewable Energy: Protests (1 speech)
I rise today to say that we're getting close to the end of the year but I'm going to be part of a process of ending the year as we're going to start it next year. We have been trying so hard to... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing, has recently launched a class action against Aldi. The class action is the... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
A headline this week in the Australian newspaper: 'Voters abandon Anthony Albanese as Labor's fortunes nosedive.' You sit and wonder: how did it all go so terribly wrong? Let me have a small... - Gubecka, Ms Chelsea (1 speech)
Hailing from St George in outback Queensland, I swam in the Balonne River and surfed through a couple of heatwaves as a kid, but being a 10-kilometre marathon swimmer was certainly never anything... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Recently I met with a young couple from Coombabah who have two young school-age children and a mortgage. These are aspiring middle-class Australians who want to give back to their community... - Medicare (1 speech)
I've got great news for the House. This government's tripling of the bulk-billing incentive has made a profound change in my electorate of Bendigo. I can proudly say that 18 of the 20 medical... - Member for Dunkley (4 speeches)
We all know that courage comes in many forms. From my experience, you will see courage on the sporting field, in our health and emergency service workers, and in our Australian Defence Force...
