House debates
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- Divers for Climate (1 speech)
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Dr Yolanda Waters, the founder and CEO of an incredible organisation called Divers for Climate. Back when I was first appointed as the Special Envoy... - Financial Security (1 speech)
No matter who you are or where you are, scams hurt. When the Albanese government came to office, Australians were losing more than $3 billion a year to scams. The opposition had sat on their... - Gralton, Mr Cliff, Cordery, Ms Dorothy (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Tuncurry local Cliff Gralton, who has secured a place in the 2024 Australian Irukandjis para surfing team. Last week Cliff won the prone 2 class at the Australian para... - Broadband (1 speech)
Labor created the NBN, and Labor will ensure it continues to meet the needs of Australians well into the future. I am thrilled that more than 24,000 households and businesses in Holt can now... - Horak, Mrs Olga, OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to honour the late Olga Horak OAM, a Holocaust survivor and passionate educator who passed away last week at the age of 98. Olga was a survivor of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. Born... - Parliamentary Standards (1 speech)
There are moments in this place that transcend the cut and thrust of political discourse. This week, we had two of those moments, thanks to the valedictory speeches of the members for Gorton and... - Calare Electorate: Mudgee Evening Branch, Country Women's Association (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to the incredible work of the Mudgee Evening Branch of the Country Women's Association. With 34 devoted members, this group works tirelessly for the community,... - Cancer Council: Daffodil Day (1 speech)
Today, 22 August, is Daffodil Day, an important occasion to raise funding for the Cancer Council. Through the purchase of a daffodil or a pin, or by making a donation, the work of the Cancer... - Victoria: Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the plight of farmers in my electorate. At the moment, they are going through what is called a 'green drought'. This is having implications, whether they be in the west of... - Tangney Electorate: Sporting Clubs (1 speech)
On a recent cold evening I visited the Melville City Hockey Club in my electorate of Tangney. I watched as some of the junior boys and girls teams trained in the sport they love. With more than... - Longman Electorate: Youth Rugby League (1 speech)
Recently I was contacted by an old schoolmate of mine who was a local police officer in Caboolture and has now been stationed in northern Queensland for around 20 years. He contacted me and said... - World Cadet, Junior and Under 21 Karate Championships (1 speech)
We are always so proud of our local Central Coast athletes when they compete for Australia at international events. Three athletes who have recently been chosen to represent Australia are... - Lebanese Australians (1 speech)
It was an honour this week to host hundreds of Maronite community leaders, who came to Canberra at the behest of the Parliamentary Friends of Lebanon, which I was happy to host with my co-chair,... - National Leadership Forum (1 speech)
It is my great pleasure as the co-chair, along with the member for Berowra, of the National Leadership Forum to acknowledge the young leaders participating in the National Leadership Forum over... - Cook Electorate: Gymea Bay Baths (1 speech)
Gymea Bay Baths in my electorate should be revitalised. The Gymea Bay Baths, a place where many children in my electorate learn to swim, are usually unsuitable because of poor water quality,... - Liberal-National Coalition (1 speech)
It's been just over a week since our record-breaking Olympic team returned home from Paris with a hefty excess baggage bill for all the medals they won—53 in total. I fell just short of... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
The Prime Minister's idea of a joke at the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award gala at Parliament House this week was bad form. While addressing some 600 people, the Prime Minister referred to a meal... - Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
They say a week is a long time in politics, and, boy oh boy, hasn't it been a long week for the Liberals in New South Wales? 'Twas a mild, mid-winter Wednesday when we learnt that the Liberals... - Pankhurst, Mr Alister (1 speech)
I'd like to offer my condolences to the Pankhurst family. We have very few World War II veterans left, and Alister Pankhurst from my area was one of them. Alister Pankhurst found out that he'd... - Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
BURNS () (): It's been over 60 days since the Leader of the Opposition made his big announcement with little detail. He, of course, made his announcement about nuclear reactors in this country....
