House debates
Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Grocery Prices (1 speech)
I rise today to continue the fight for everyday Australians in Dawson—those who get up each morning, send their children to school and work hard to feed their families. However, those... - Leiba, Mr Courtney Anthony Reginald (1 speech)
DAVID SMITH (—) (): Courtney Leiba led a large and impressive life. He was born in Trinidad, where he became an accomplished musician, particularly mastering the steel drums. He was a... - Financial Literacy (1 speech)
Last May, I moved a motion to make financial literacy a compulsory part of the national curriculum. This motion is more important today than it has ever been. Last week, the member for Kennedy... - Willis, Mrs Elizabeth (Betty) (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate the life of a remarkable woman, Betty Willis, who, sadly, passed away this week. Betty joined the Ryde District Historical Society in the late 1990s and her work with... - Community Services: Youth (1 speech)
Despite the rorting and controversy around the former government's Safer Communities Fund, there were still many worthy organisations that received funding. This is particularly the case where... - Ash Wednesday Bushfires: 41st Anniversary (1 speech)
Tomorrow is a 41st anniversary of the Ash Wednesday bushfires, some of the deadliest bushfires in Australian history. It is a tragedy seared into the landscape and into the memories of Victorians... - Middle East (1 speech)
The situation in Israel and Gaza since 7 October is a tragedy on a truly shocking scale. Over 1,200 Israelis have been killed in the most appalling circumstances, including children, and 28,000... - Taxation (1 speech)
As every member in this chamber knows, the Albanese Labor government is helping to ease the cost of living for thousands of Australians living on the Central Coast. From 1 July this year, our... - Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
There's a saying that youth are our future, but, sadly, not every young person has the brightest and best future. Those who go down the wrong path need support, and the previous coalition... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
We want Australians to earn more and keep more. Making it a reality means fixing the decade of wage suppression under the Liberals, shoring up job security and closing loopholes in job contracts... - Longman Electorate: Australia Day, International Relations (1 speech)
On Australia Day, I celebrated our great nation along with many of my Longman constituents. First up was a quick stop at the Caboolture Historical Village to, unfortunately, back a loser in the... - Western Australia: Taxation (1 speech)
I'm a proud Western Australian and I'm a proud Australian. WA is small in numbers but rather mighty, and I'm proud of our economic contribution to the country. While I appreciate the interest... - Petition: Health Care (1 speech)
I present a petition that has been considered by the Petitions Committee and found to be in order. The principal petitioner, my constituent Barbara Shearer of Cleve, has collected 144 signatures... - Young Australians (1 speech)
When arriving at the decision to find a better way to deliver meaningful cost-of-living relief, through the tax cuts passed here this morning, the Albanese Labor government listened to the voices... - Rijs, Mr Richard Cornelis (1 speech)
During the summer parliamentary recess, Gippsland lost a giant and I lost a dear friend. Richard Rijs was a business visionary, a pioneer, a great family man and also an incredible community... - Taxation, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
This week parliament has passed the second instalment of the closing loopholes legislation, which means a safer trucking industry, pathways to more secure employment conditions. With wages moving... - Godfrey, Mr Lyndsay Thomas (1 speech)
Today I rise to honour the life of a wonderful man, Lyndsay Godfrey, who passed away earlier this week. Lyndsay was born in 1947 in Western Australia. He joined the RAAF in 1963, spending two... - Taxation (1 speech)
We're gathered here today to celebrate the consummation in this House of tax cuts for every single Australian taxpayer. That's 13.6 million people right across the country who will have more... - Fruit Industry (1 speech)
It's a very exciting time in the Goulburn Valley. We are reaching the peak of the fruit harvest season. It kicks off in December when the apricots come off, then the peaches. Now we're into the... - Labor Government (4 speeches)
I was cleaning up some of the rubbish in my electorate office over the break, and I found this document. It is the back of the Liberal how-to-vote in 2022. Do you remember this document? It was...
