House debates
Monday, 12 August 2024
- Kooyong Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to convey the extreme frustration of a Kooyong family with the processes of the NDIS. I have to note that I've known this family since they first presented to the Royal Children's Hospital... - Vietnam Veterans Day, Australian Service in Timor-Leste: 25th Anniversary (1 speech)
This Sunday, 18 August, is Vietnam Veterans Day. On this day in 1966 men of the 6th Battalion, supported by New Zealand artillery, encountered the Vietcong in a rubber plantation outside the... - Torres Strait: School Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the substandard education and wellbeing of our young students in the Torres Strait region. Tagai secondary college on Thursday Island is currently in a deplorable... - Hasluck Electorate: Hasluck Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
Congratulations on your ascension, Deputy Speaker Scrymgour. It's a pleasure, in your first duty today, to tell you about an event I hosted on the weekend: the inaugural Hasluck Volunteer Awards,... - Carter, Ms Sarah (1 speech)
I rise to offer my sincere condolences to the family, friends, loved ones and work colleagues of Sarah Carter. Sarah tragically passed away last week, aged just 45. I know it's reckless to try... - Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull, Ms Jessica (1 speech)
I just want to start by associating all members in this place, particularly Labor MPs, with the wonderful words of the member for Gippsland. Those were heartfelt words, and you could see that in... - McKenzie, Mr Kai, IGA Local Grocer Hawks Nest, Australian Surf Championships, Watkins, Ms Caron (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Bonny Hills local Kai McKenzie. Many of you have probably heard in the news about 23-year-old Kai's horrific experience on 23 June, when he was... - Baldwin, Mr Ricky, Bamblett, Professor Muriel, AM, AO (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Scrymgour, congratulations on your appointment. It's an honour to be here this morning and lovely to see you in that chair. It's wonderful news. I rise to give my first... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I have said for a long time now that being on the NDIS is life changing for a participant with the right package and the right service provider. It is truly life changing. We have to ensure that... - Burt Electorate: Volunteers, Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community. In my electorate of Burt, there are countless local heroes that give their time and energy to make our community a better, more vibrant place to...
