House debates

Monday, 4 November 2024

  • Community Sport Infrastructure (1 speech)
    The benefits of sport are well known. Sport improves our physical and mental health and teaches important values like teamwork, discipline and respect. A positive experience of community sport...
  • Palestinian Australians, Cooper Electorate: Preston High School (1 speech)
    This morning I wish to highlight two recent important moments for my constituents of Cooper. On Friday 18 October I was greatly honoured to be invited by the Palestinian community to a vigil...
  • Housing (1 speech)
    Last week I spoke to a woman my electorate whose story has stayed with me. Cherie lives in a two-bedroom house with her husband and her three neurodiverse children in Wodonga. The high cost of...
  • Education, Burt Electorate: Kelmscott Agricultural Show (1 speech)
    Access to a good education can set you up for life. That's why we're making it easier to access and more affordable for more people in our community, no matter what career they're looking to get...
  • Groom Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
    A quick round-the-grounds from the Groom electorate. I know you and all assembled members will agree the best part of Australia is in our great Darling Downs. We had the Jacaranda Festival back...
  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
    I recently met four incredible student leaders from St Kilda Primary School, which is one of the very best schools in our local community. These young female leaders are a true credit to that...
  • Pink Up Penrith (1 speech)
    Thank you to everyone in our community involved with Pink Up Penrith, particularly the dedicated committee, led by Gai Hawthorn of the Penrith CBD Corporation. This month-long initiative in...
  • Global Dialogue Program (1 speech)
    We live in a world where global interactions are part of everyday life. We're used to watching events from across the world in real time, and it's easy to make quick, careless observations. Each...
  • Greater Shepparton SPC Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
    I had the great privilege of attending Greater Shepparton's SPC Business Excellence Awards last week. It was a great event that celebrated the entrepreneurship of the business community in the...
  • SIEVX Memorial (2 speeches)
    On Saturday 26 October, I attended the SIEVX Memorial at Weston Park in Canberra, with SIEVX Memorials Association ACT, for the 23rd anniversary commemorations of the SIEVX tragedy. The memorial...