House debates

Thursday, 10 October 2024

  • Aukus (1 speech)
    I've long argued that Australia should adopt a more independent foreign and security policy, which is to say not that we shouldn't have allies or be a member of alliances but rather that at all...
  • Health Care, Mental Health (1 speech)
    Before the introduction of Medicare, the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in Australia was unpaid medical bills. One in seven Australians at the time had no medical coverage. That's why Gough...
  • Menzies Electorate: Neighbourhood Watch, Menzies Electorate: St Bishoy and St Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about an institution in my electorate that is dearly valued—our Neighbourhood Watch. Recently I have been doorknocking in my electorate, and the top three issues are cost of...
  • Hindu Community (1 speech)
    Last night, we celebrated the 20th Diwali here in Parliament House, and, in the last two decades, the whole of Australia has fallen in love with Diwali. From Darwin to Hobart, people right across...
  • O'Connor Electorate (1 speech)
    I rise today to thank Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price for taking the time recently to visit the remote Northern Goldfields region of O'Connor, where the shadow minister for Indigenous...
  • Victoria: Floods, Tertiary Education (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge that this weekend will be a tough weekend for many in my electorate as it is the two-year anniversary since our region was devastated by the October floods in 2022. The...