House debates

Thursday, 10 October 2024

  • Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
    Today I'm proud to read the speeches of two young Warringah residents who entered speeches in the competition for the Raise Our Voice campaign as part of Youth Voice in Parliament Week. They were...
  • Youth Voice In Parliament Week, Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I'm delighted to represent the winner of the Macarthur Raise Our Voice campaign, Lania Saumamao, and stand here in this parliament to read her winning entry: My name is Lania, I am 18 years old...
  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
    Today I'm making a speech on behalf of someone else as part of the Raise Our Voice Australia campaign. I'm about to read a speech written by Molly from Dubbo. When I read this speech, everyone in...
  • Local Government: Governance (1 speech)
    I'm afraid to report that a terrible abuse of power has been uncovered at a council in my electorate. The Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, IBAC, yesterday released...
  • Fourmile, Mr Gudju Gudju (Seith) (1 speech)
    I rise to honour an incredible man whose life and legacy left an indelible mark in our region and, indeed, in our nation: Gudju Gudju, also known as Seith Fourmile. Gudju Gudju was not only a...
  • Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
    The Raise Our Voice competition asked young people to write a speech to parliament. This year they were asked, 'What do you want your community to look like in the next 10 years, and what can the...
  • Hibbert, Mr Rhys (1 speech)
    Rhys Hibbert of St Ives High School is an inspiring young constituent of mine. When he was 18 months old Rhys was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and underwent extensive treatment which,...
  • Cunningham Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
    The Illawarra is an extremely diverse and multicultural region where, for decades, people from all walks of life have come together to create such a vibrant community and to help build the...
  • Queensland State Election (1 speech)
    Well, it's on. In Queensland, it's on—that is, the state election campaign. It will be run and won by 26 October, and, in my local region, I've got three exceptional candidates for the...
  • Whitlam Electorate: Youth, Housing (2 speeches)
    Since 2010, I've been holding a forum for young people in my electorate to ensure that their voices are heard. They don't get to vote, but they do have strong opinions on the things that we...