House debates
Monday, 4 November 2024
- Berowra Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
The West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Football Club and the West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club are based at Campbell Park. The football club, the Lions, was established in 1969, and the... - Bendigo Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
In great news for my electorate, the Labor government has delivered a new Medicare urgent care clinic. Bendigo will now have access to bulk-billed, high-quality health care seven days a week. In... - Australian Greens (1 speech)
Queenslanders woke to an LNP state government last Sunday—a divisive, out-of-touch, untrustworthy government who are already moving to scrap renewables projects, scrap the Path to Treaty... - Bean Electorate: Hindu Community (1 speech)
On Sunday I visited BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Taylor to celebrate Diwali and the new year. It was a privilege to be there for the first celebration of Diwali in what is already a very... - Petition: Forestry Industry (2 speeches)
I table a petition in relation to the protection of native bushland. This petition has been signed by over 25,000 Australians desperate to end the destructive and uneconomic practices of native... - Clague, Aunty Joyce Caroline, MBE, Newman, Aunty Jennifer (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise to acknowledge the passing of Aunty Joyce Clague and Aunty Jennifer Newman, two remarkable First Nations women. Aunty Joyce grew up on Ulgundahi mission on... - Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project (1 speech)
For 773 days, the communities of Eungella and the Pioneer Valley lived in the shadow of an impending environmental catastrophe. The previous state Labor government's Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
This is a speech as part of the Raise our Voice campaign from a young person in my electorate. She says: Hello, my name is Zara and I am 11 years old. My federal electorate is Canberra. Did you... - Fowler Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
A lot has happened in my electorate of Fowler in the month of October. I was honoured to be part of the centenary celebration of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Fairfield, a parish that is a... - Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
A young student from Blair electorate has participated in the Raise Our Voice initiative. These are Chloe's words: Imagine in ten years' time, youth crime is drastically reduced to nothing, and... - Forrest Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the many years of hard work and kindness of local Bunbury mechanic Nathan Reed. Nathan, the owner of Advanced Auto Solutions, has since 2016 partnered with the South West... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I recently caught up with dozens of seniors from Leonay, Emu Plains, Emu Heights and the lower Blue Mountains at my seniors forum. It was held at Emu Sports Club, and I was delighted to have the... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
The unrealised capital gains issue—call it a Labor threat—still hangs like the sword of Damocles over Australian farmers. Whilst abroad last week I was interested to read an editorial... - Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
I'm thrilled once again to be participating in the Raise Our Voice campaign, which champions the voices of young Australians by giving them a voice in parliament. This year's topic was: what do... - Lindsay Electorate: Community Awards (1 speech)
I represent the best community in the country, and for that reason I was so proud to create and present the inaugural Lindsay Awards. This was a night dedicated to recognising and celebrating the... - Gilmore Electorate: Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to read a speech written by 12-year-old Bomaderry High School student Vihan Patel, the winner of the Raise Our Voice Australia competition in Gilmore: My name is Vihan. I am... - Ryan, Mr Jim (1 speech)
The extraordinary gift of this job is that you get to take ordinary people and immortalise them in words spoken in this place so that, forever, their goodness will be remembered and a source of... - Education (1 speech)
I know how important education is to my wonderful community in Chisholm, and it's really important to me too. I've always been an advocate of accessible and affordable pathways to higher and... - Housing (1 speech)
Housing is priority No. 1 for millions of Australians as the Australian dream of homeownership feels more and more out of reach. Under this government, building approvals have fallen to their... - Bennelong Electorate: Public Transport (1 speech)
In the recent weeks I've been chatting with residents across Lane Cove, Gladesville and Ryde, listening to their experience with our local bus services. I've heard about missed buses, overcrowded... - Queensland Election (1 speech)
Putting your hand up for election isn't easy, and I acknowledge the candidates who stood in the Queensland state election recently. Voters in Gympie showed their ongoing confidence in Tony... - Volunteering (1 speech)
Sewa Diwali is an inspiring initiative that beautifully embodies the spirit of community and service embraced by Australia's Hindu community. Rooted in the Hindu value of 'sewa', meaning... - Calperum Station (1 speech)
Communities in the Riverland are bracing themselves for the economic fallout of water buybacks and will inevitably see a decline in primary production and in the economic activity that goes with... - Tangney Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I want to read part of a speech written by Rhys, an 11-year-old student at Leeming Primary School in my electorate of Tangney. Rhys and many students throughout Tangney wrote some powerful... - Variety TasBash (1 speech)
The north-west, the west coast and King Island are chock-a-block full of unsung heroes. They're everywhere, tirelessly helping those in need. Usually, they work quietly behind the scenes without... - Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia (1 speech)
It was my great pleasure to join my colleagues the Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Julian Hill, and the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Malarndirri... - Tidbold, Ms Wendy (1 speech)
Last month, hundreds gathered at the Rock Christian Church in Capalaba to bid farewell to Wendy Tidbold, a lifelong local whose legacy as a horse rider, saddler, wife, mother, grandmother and... - Education (1 speech)
Education changes lives. Like many in this place, I was the first in my family to go to university. It changed my life, and it changed the lives of my family. Increasingly, tertiary... - Chalmers, Ms Angela (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the incredible achievements of Angela Doyle nee Chalmers. Angela was last month inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, at their 68th annual Order of Sport awards,... - Awards and Honours (2 speeches)
I would like to give a shout out to some local legends in my electorate of Newcastle who have been announced as finalists for the 21st annual health and medical research awards. Professor Kelvin...
