House debates
Monday, 3 June 2024
- Children's Tumour Foundation of Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the Children's Tumour Foundation of Australia. May was neurofibromatosis, or NF, month. Any child that is impacted by NF is supported by the Children's Tumour... - Vinnies CEO Sleepout (1 speech)
On 20 June, for the 10th time, I'll be participating in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout here at Parliament House. I'll be joined by the member for Fenner and the Speaker. In the ACT, the number of... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
On Friday, I was one of the hundreds of farmers who rallied in Perth with trucks and utes to protest the contempt we're seeing from the Labor government in shutting down our live sheep export... - Western Australia Day (1 speech)
Today we gather to celebrate Western Australia Day, a day that holds deep significance for every one of us who calls this magnificent state home. As someone who was born and raised in Malaysia... - Warringah Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, along with the Independent member for Wakehurst at the state government level, I co-hosted a forum to discuss the future of public transport and road infrastructure in Warringah... - Central Coast Mariners (1 speech)
The Central Coast Mariners have done it. The boys in yellow and blue have pulled off the A-League men's final, this time against Melbourne Victory, three to one, and where better to do it than... - Health Care (1 speech)
During my time in this place, not until now have I received so many emails from people who were so concerned about being unable to obtain their medications. This issue is electorate-wide. It's... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
In the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury, access to high-quality mobile coverage isn't a luxury. It can be lifesaving during bushfires and floods. After years of inertia by the previous government,... - Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (1 speech)
I am so glad the Minister for International Development and the Pacific is sitting at the table so he can hear this contribution, because despite warnings from the coalition and industry bodies,... - ACT Landcare Awards (1 speech)
Last Thursday night Landcare ACT met at Wildbark in Mulligans Flat for the 2024 ACT Landcare Awards. Established by Bob Hawke in 1989, Landcare and its dedicated army of volunteers have taken... - Lindsay Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated National Volunteer Week across the country. I take this opportunity to thank the many local volunteer organisations—in particular Nepean Food Services,... - Bendigo Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
The small hamlet of Metcalfe, in my electorate, spoke to me recently about challenges they've got with mobile phone coverage. Unfortunately this is not the first time we've had such a meeting;... - Flinders Electorate: Seniors Expo (1 speech)
Today I rise to thank and celebrate all the magnificent people who made my first Seniors Expo, held in Mornington on 24 May, such an awesome day. Over 40 per cent of the population of my... - Western Australia Day (1 speech)
It's Western Australia Day today. It's a fabulous day where we get to celebrate all things Western Australian. While I am bummed that I don't get to celebrate it in WA, instead I get to beat the... - Zahna, Mr Shane (1 speech)
Congratulations go to Gympie Today photographer, Shane Zahna, who recently won the best sports picture, as well as being runner-up for the best news picture category, at the Queensland Press... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
All of us come into this chamber and talk up our electorates. It's part of our job and we do it because we're proud of the places we represent. I'm privileged to work with so many different... - Hume Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
Like all Australians right now, families across the electorate of Hume are feeling the pain from dramatic increases in their cost of living. As we head into the winter months, I want to praise a... - Budget (1 speech)
Happy 10th anniversary to the Abbott horror budget of 2014, a sharp contrast to 2024! The suggested presents for 10-year anniversaries are tin or aluminium. Perhaps a tin ear would be the best... - Grape and Wine Industry (1 speech)
I rise to voice my complete disbelief regarding this government's failure to support the Australian wine and grape-growing sector. Governments across the world are helping wine grape growers to... - Budget (2 speeches)
What are the odds that those opposite will ask a question about the budget or the economy this week? If it's anything like last week, the answer is 'zero'. What they don't want to know is that,...
