House debates
Monday, 25 March 2024
- Groom Electorate: Hope Horizons (1 speech)
Our community will be celebrating the opening of the new premises for Hope Horizons, the Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre, on Saturday 6 April. This is a fantastic occasion. There are very few... - Petition: Falun Gong (2 speeches)
by leave—I present a petition with 22,470 signatures calling for the end of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The petition states that Falun Gong is a peaceful... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Destructive, dangerous, ugly. I was hoping the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water would be able to tell our community something more about Labor's planned Mandurah... - Werriwa Electorate: St Rafqa Maronite Church (1 speech)
Yesterday I was honoured to be invited to the observance of Hosanna mass for Palm Sunday at the parish of St Rafqa in Austral. The service was conducted by Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, Father... - Microplastics (1 speech)
(): There is growing concern about the impacts of microplastics in our waters, and rightly so, I say, considering the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates about 14... - Wills Electorate: Shop225 (1 speech)
My electorate of Wills is blessed to be home to some of the best food in Melbourne, which means the best food in Australia and in the world. So we're spoilt for choice, with so many amazing local... - Australian Greens (1 speech)
(): Right around the country, there's a second Green wave, and the major parties are on notice. The Greens have had astounding success in the Brisbane local government elections, the... - Easter (1 speech)
Easter is a time of reflection, a renewal, for many across my electorate and across Australia. It is a time when we pause to remember the profound love and compassion that he showed to all... - Acott, Mr Warren (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an incredible Australian man named Warren 'Woz' Acott. Woz has been a truck driver for about 40 years in rural Victoria, but last year, aged 66, he was diagnosed with... - Greek Independence Day (1 speech)
Today, being 25 March, marks Greek Independence Day. I extend to all Greek Australians in my electorate and throughout Australia and, of course, throughout the world: Xronia Polla, or Happy... - Whitton, Ms Lisa, Camp Quality, Grafton Tour de Cure (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate and thank Lisa Whitton from Grafton on her recent retirement after 42 years working at Coles, and for her nearly 30 years of volunteering service at Camp Quality in... - Haydn, Ms Tania (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge Gosford Woman of the Year nominee Tania Haydn for her continued dedication to our Central Coast community and, in particular, the Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden. Tania... - Easter (1 speech)
With Palm Sunday yesterday and Good Friday and Easter Sunday coming up at the end of this week, we are reminded of the significance of Easter: a time of reflection, forgiveness, renewal and hope.... - Taxation (1 speech)
One of the best ways to ensure workers can deal with cost-of-living pressures is to ensure that they earn enough to provide for their loved ones and to get ahead—not one or the other. This... - New England Electorate: Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Awards, New England Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
At the Royal Easter Show, I'd like to say a big hello, welcome and congratulations to Tycolah hereford stud, who got the supreme hereford award; to Michael Purtle, who I often bump into when I'm... - Multiple Births Awareness Week (1 speech)
Last week was Multiple Births Awareness Week. Over the weekend, I attended two SA multiple births association playgroups, and last Thursday we welcomed the Australian Multiple Birth Association,... - Capricornia Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Central Queenslanders have once again been duped by the Queensland state Labor government into believing that they are finally getting access to vital health infrastructure. Currently, those who... - Swan Electorate: Wages (1 speech)
Money matters, wages matter, earning more matters and keeping more of what you earn matters. That's what matters in my electorate of Swan, and that's what matters to the Albanese Labor... - Farrer Electorate: Local Government (2 speeches)
I rise on behalf of local councils in my electorate of Farrer. For well over a year now, my mayors and general managers have been patiently waiting for the promised increases in local government... - Liberal Party of Australia (2 speeches)
Vicky Pollard is one of the great figures of modern British satire. You've all heard her: 'Yeah, but no, but yeah.' It's far more clever than people give Vicky credit for because she indicates...
