House debates
Monday, 24 June 2024
- Food Imports (1 speech)
A tale of two snack packs: in my left hand a product produced in my electorate of Nicholls by SPC, and in my right hand a generic supermarket brand product imported from China. The SPC... - Climate Change (1 speech)
A repeat of the decade of climate denial and delay that those opposite presided over would be absolutely disastrous for Australia. The Prime Minister was right to say that Australians do not want... - Flynn Electorate: Agricultural Shows, Volunteering (1 speech)
Last week was full of events across the Flynn electorate, with the annual AG-Grow and Mount Larcom Show on. At this year's AG-Grow in Emerald there were around 1,500 companies on display, and... - Makin Electorate: Northern Light Theatre Company (1 speech)
I congratulate the community based Northern Light Theatre Company, based at the Shedley Theatre in Elizabeth, on being nominated five times for the latest Theatre Association of South Australia... - Fowler Electorate: Croation Community (1 speech)
I had the honour to be invited to participate in the 50th birthday of the Australian Croatian Folkoric Group, Lindo, which was held on the weekend at King Tom Club in Edensor Park in my Fowler... - Solomon Electorate: Darwin International Airport, Conservation (1 speech)
Last Friday I joined Darwin International Airport staff, along with representatives from 12 airports from around our nation, to walk the Rapid Creek Cultural Heritage Path, known in the Larrakia... - Curtin Electorate: Environment, Housing (1 speech)
Last Wednesday more than a hundred Curtin constituents came to my 'Good Infill' event at the Claremont Football Club, looking out over an example of successful infill around the oval. Getting... - Nguyen, Bich-Cam, OAM (1 speech)
Today, I pay tribute to Cam Nguyen, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in this year's King's Birthday Honours roll. Cam is President of the Australian Vietnamese Women's Association, an... - Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
I want cheaper electricity prices for my people within the electorate of Wright. I want cheap electricity prices for my pensioners, for my homeowners, for families and for renters. I want cheaper... - Booth, Brenda, OAM (1 speech)
Today, I rise to congratulate a very phenomenal woman in my electorate of Robertson, Brenda Booth, who has been named the winner of the President's Achievement Award at the 2024 Stroke Awards.... - Fadden Electorate: Everything Suarve (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about a major concern for many of my constituents in recent years—the issue of juvenile crime. Today, though, I want to talk about the gold-standard early intervention... - Lebanon: Syrian Refugees (1 speech)
Lebanon is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and the Lebanese diaspora has contributed much to Australia. But Lebanon now needs help as it struggles to cope with the burden of... - Global MND Awareness Day (1 speech)
Today we mark Global MND Awareness Day, which is 21 June 2024, with all of the motor neurone disease associations from Australia gathering here also to mark 30 years of MND Australia. As members... - Holt Electorate: Neighbourhood Morning Tea (1 speech)
Last Thursday I held my fourth neighbourhood morning tea, with special guest the Minister for the NDIS and Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten MP. Forums like my neighbourhood morning... - Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
Decisions made in this place have consequences. This is not a philosophical debating club at the local university or high school. Decisions that are made here impact on people. We've seen this... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
If energy had an Olympics, solar would win gold year after year after year. According to the International Energy Agency, for the 22nd year in a row renewable capacity has broken records, with... - Cybersafety (1 speech)
Keeping children safe on social media is one of the defining issues of our era. It is an issue of totemic significance right across our community. We're seeing deeply disturbing mental health... - Spence Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
Late last week, I was extremely pleased to be a part of the official launch of a new Medicare mental health centre located in Elizabeth, right in the heart of my electorate of Spence. I was... - Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
I was very pleased to see this last week Mr Peter Dutton, the Leader of the Opposition, come out with the start of our nuclear policy. It's great news. A lot of people in my electorate are very,... - Health Care (2 speeches)
Postviral syndrome seems to be becoming more prevalent. I personally know a number of people experiencing long COVID and I keep door-knocking people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...
