House debates
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (1 speech)
Australians should decide what car they drive, not the Prime Minister. Labor's new family car tax will add thousands of dollars to cars that Australians love to drive and need to drive. We have... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
I speak today with a heavy heart about the recent action of banks, like Bankwest, who, at short notice, closed all their physical branches and moved everything online in my electorate of Tangney.... - McPherson Electorate: Radio 4CRB, Federal and State By-Elections (1 speech)
I would like to say a huge 'Happy 40th birthday!' to one of my local radio stations, 4CRB. They are a community based radio station broadcasting from their station at Burleigh Heads. They are a... - Fremantle Electorate: Jilbup Primary School (1 speech)
I was wrapped to visit the brand new Jilbup Primary School in Hammond Park which opened this year. It's named for the Noongar word for grasslands which, in turn, is related to Djilba, one of the... - Higher Education Contribution Scheme (1 speech)
What sort of country collects more from its student debt than it does from its main fossil fuel tax? We used to think that university was so important it should be free. When I started university... - Hunter Electorate: Grices Bakery Cafe (1 speech)
I want to wish a happy 95th birthday to Grices Bakery Cafe. Ninety-five years ago this establishment began trading on Vincent Street in Cessnock, and 95 years later they are still here as good as... - Energy (1 speech)
It's 2024 and, once again, we are facing the prospect of this government passing legislation essentially written by the gas industry for the gas industry. Proposed changes introduced by this... - Cunningham Electorate: Tonitto Cakes (1 speech)
There is some competition between the Illawarra and the Hunter again, and today it's on baked goods. This year marks 50 years of one of the Illawarra's most loved bakeries, Tonitto Cakes in Port... - Bass Electorate: Becketts Mining and Civil Contractors (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge an exceptional local family run business celebrating its 60th birthday. In 1964, at just 18, Northern Tasmanian Dick Beckett started Becketts Mining and Civil. Sixty... - Under Cover (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting the parliamentary screening of the Australian documentary UnderCover with my colleagues the member for Moncrieff and, in the other place, Senator Pocock.... - Moncrieff Electorate: St Hilda's School (1 speech)
I've had the absolute pleasure of visiting St Hilda's, a beautiful and prestigious school for girls in my electorate, several times over the last month. First, it was to celebrate the... - Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
It's a great day today for the young people in my electorate of Hasluck, and for those not so young, because the Albanese Labor government, under the excellent leadership of the Minister for... - Nicholls Electorate: Youth Foyers (1 speech)
Yesterday, I met with some people from organisations called FoyerInvest and the Foyer Foundation. Part of the reason they've come to Canberra is because they're looking for the federal government... - Housing (1 speech)
Around 44 per cent of people who live in my electorate are renters. That's almost 15 per cent more than the national average, so it's clear that renting is an important issue in my community.... - Regional Telecommunications (1 speech)
It's time for the big telcos to put people before profit. There is story after story from constituents in the Flynn electorate about communications problems. Residents around Baffle Creek tower... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Electricity prices are due to fall midyear following the release of the default market offers. This is welcome news to households and businesses whose budgets have been under pressure and stands... - Caravan Industry (1 speech)
Today, out on the lawns of our amazing parliament, there's a gathering of the Australian caravan industry—proud Australian manufacturers of caravans, displaying their products. It's an... - Energy (1 speech)
Yesterday, the Australian Energy Regulator released their draft default market offer, which showed that working people are set to receive some much-needed energy bill relief. This saving comes... - Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
The Stronger Communities Program has delivered 15,000 community based projects across Australia, and it's actually the fairest program you could imagine. Every electorate received $150,000 per... - Cost of Living (2 speeches)
The Albanese Labor government understands that family budgets are tight and that the impact of cost-of-living pressures and inflation are being felt around kitchen tables across the country....
