House debates

Monday, 26 February 2024

  • New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
    Scott Braid is one of the principal dealers of the long-established family firm Wagga Motors. I have known Scott for many years, and I knew his father. I have always respected this wonderful...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge the wonderful experiences that have happened in Bennelong over the last month as we celebrated both Australia Day and lunar new year. Saturday was the official end of...
  • Sunshine Coast: Rail (1 speech)
    Only a couple of days ago the Queensland Labor Party leadership stood in front of cameras and celebrated what effectively is the halving of a rail project to Maroochydore for twice the price and...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Most people pay their fair share of tax, so why should the biggest multinational companies get away with paying zero tax in Australia? One in three medium and large corporate entities paid zero...
  • Forestry Industry (1 speech)
    Australia has some of the best-managed sustainable forestry industries in the world, globally certified and operating under very strict regulations. In fact, the majority of our commercial...
  • Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
    Democracy, the bedrock of this great country, relies on the informed choices of an engaged citizenry. Recently we have witnessed a troubling trend—an erosion of truth, a distortion of...