House debates

Thursday, 29 February 2024

  • Lindsay Electorate: Penrith Community Kitchen (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary work being done by local food charity Penrith Community Kitchen. As part of the Stronger Communities Program round 8 grant, Penrith Community Kitchen was...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Our government wants Australians to earn more and keep more of what they earn, which is exactly what will happen when Labor's tax cuts kick in on 1 July, with 13.6 million Australian taxpayers...
  • Bowman Electorate: Point Lookout Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
    There is no more beautiful location within our Commonwealth than North Stradbroke Island. Every year it draws hundreds of thousands of Australians and tourists to summer adventures and...
  • Dunkley By-Election, Housing (1 speech)
    On Saturday, the voters in Dunkley will be heading to the ballot box, and I know that every vote for Jodie Belyea is another vote to make sure that Australians get a fair go. Housing is a part of...
  • Obilic Basketball Club (1 speech)
    On Sunday 25 February I had the privilege of attending the 25th anniversary celebration of the Obilic Basketball Club at our local park in Western Sydney. This club, renowned as the Serbian...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Being a federal member of parliament is always busy, but this month has been particularly busy for me. During this month I have been calling my constituents, doorknocking, holding mobile offices...
  • Curtin Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
    I am so proud of the work my community has done on Curtin's pathway to net zero. Fifty volunteers have contributed to this 70-page report I hold, including engineers, academics, former public...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Since the election of the Albanese government, our focus has remained unwavering: supporting working families and those in need. In Holt, families grapple with the rising cost of living. That's...
  • Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
    Commencing in 1994, the Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club's Nippers program is celebrating 30 years of providing young people with important skills that will stay with them for life. Nippers...
  • Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
    We continue to see economic and fiscal depravity from the Liberal Party, disappointment coming at warp speed from the Liberals and forcing their division and negativity on the Australian people,...
  • Wine Industry (1 speech)
    As the member for Barker, I represent more wine grape growers by value and by volume than any other person in this place, and it's my melancholy duty to inform the House that global attitudes to...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Did you know that under the Albanese government's new tax plan 13.6 million Australians, including 70,000 taxpayers in my electorate of Corangamite, are about to get a tax cut? It's all part of...
  • Meat and Livestock Industry (1 speech)
    Australia's dietary guidelines are a trusted reference on what we should eat for healthy living. So I'm confused and, I must say, pretty worked up by the news that there's a threat to remove or...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Labor wants Territorians and all Australians to earn more and to keep more of what they earn. Every one of the 120,000 taxpayers across the Northern Territory will get a better, fairer tax cut...
  • Coolart Community Garden (1 speech)
    On Wednesday last week I was delighted to join with the Coolart Community Garden at the magnificent Coolart Homestead in Somers in my electorate. The Coolart Community Garden was awarded $7,000...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    We've had a busy 21 months. The Liberals have said no to cheaper medicines, no to cheaper child care, no to fee-free TAFE, no to higher wages, no to protection for gig workers, no to making wage...
  • Prime Minister (3 speeches)
    It's on. I want to give my genuine congratulations to Prime Minister Albanese and his bride-to-be. I think it's fantastic news. It will be the wedding of the year; there is no doubt about that...
  • Housing (1 speech)
    Before coming to this place, I had the pleasure of spending 10 years in local government. In that time I learnt that, for elected officials to address our housing crisis effectively, every level...
  • Minister for Climate Change and Energy (1 speech)
    I rise today in defence of the good members of the Australian Labor Party who are in this chamber here today and who, time and time again, come into this debating chamber and very valiantly fight...
  • Women's Economic Security (2 speeches)
    Money is power or, rather, economic empowerment. Women in Australia are now one step closer to getting a bigger tax cut on 1 July. An incredible 90 per cent of Western Australian women will...