House debates

Thursday, 27 June 2024

  • Antidiscrimination Laws (1 speech)
    Equality Australia recently published a report, Dismissed, denied and demeaned. This report laid out just how rife discrimination against queer students and staff in religious schools can be....
  • Higgins Electorate: Malvern Central School, Women in Sport (1 speech)
    A visit to Malvern Central School on 11 June to meet the year 5s and 6s was a joy. The students quizzed me on my role as an MP and I visited their STEM lab. Everything was on the table, from my...
  • Hume Electorate: Penrose Village Hall, Pickles, Mr Bailey (1 speech)
    I recently had the privilege of attending the official opening of the new Penrose Village Hall. More than four years ago, the Morton bushfire swept through parts of the Southern Highlands,...
  • Dunkley Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
    In my first speech, I spoke to the need for a blend of more affordable and social housing in Dunkley. With 59.9 per cent of the Dunkley electorate being low or very low income, and higher than...
  • Moore Electorate: Neil Hawkins Park (1 speech)
    I refer to the government's recently announced Thriving Suburbs Program and Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program and nominate a very worthy project in my electorate: Neil Hawkins Park, a...
  • Assyrian People, Ziton, Ms Ayla (1 speech)
    Earlier this week, I received in Canberra a delegation from the Assyrian National Council, well known to the member for Werriwa and others in this place. They brought with them an international...
  • Casey Electorate: Arts (2 speeches)
    Casey is home to a thriving creative arts community and culture. As the son of an artist and a musician, I enjoy going to many community events where we celebrate the arts. Unfortunately, that...
  • Bonner Electorate: Bonner Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
    It takes a special kind of person to sacrifice their own time and energy to help another. While they may not necessarily have the resources to give, it is those who are of exceptional character...
  • Spence Electorate: Kaurna Plains School (2 speeches)
    The communities of the northern suburbs of Adelaide are home to an incredibly strong collective of people. Over the decades, families in our patch have not always had an upper hand, sometimes in...