House debates

Thursday, 4 July 2024

  • Dental Health (1 speech)
    It's frankly madness that Australia doesn't already have dental under Medicare. It's deeply disappointing that this Labor government refuses to expand Medicare to cover dental care. We know that...
  • Scullin Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
    A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to bring people together to celebrate the extraordinary contribution of volunteers from across the Scullin electorate through the Scullin Volunteer Awards,...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
    As we know, in April there were a range of rallies around this nation which expressed frustration and anger about the scourge that is violence against women and family violence. I attended one of...
  • Wall, Ms Kimba (1 speech)
    I rise today to celebrate a remarkable young woman, Kimba Wall, who lives in my electorate of Isaacs. Kimba, at 34 years old, lives with Down syndrome, yet this does not define her. Kimba stands...
  • Haughton Pipeline (1 speech)
    One of the key commitments I made before being elected to this House was $200 million in funding for stage 2 of the Haughton pipeline. That funding was contingent on a business case, something...
  • Morlancourt (1 speech)
    I rise today and I'm very pleased to speak about a visit I made to a very special residential aged-care community in my electorate. This aged-care community is called Morlancourt, which is...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    Here's another dose of Monash common sense from Russell Broadbent. One thing that I have always held up very high, as the member for Monash—and, formerly, the member for McMillan, and the...
  • Shortland Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
    I'm pleased to update the House on the latest commitment from the Albanese Labor government to strengthen Medicare and improve the health outcomes of people in my community. Last month, I was...
  • Everything Suarve, BUSY School (2 speeches)
    For many young people, traditional education just doesn't fit. As a result, they become disengaged and sometimes lost. In June I had the great privilege to visit Everything Suarve, or Esuarve, an...