House debates

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

  • Mental Health, Taxation, Climate Change (1 speech)
    I bet a lot of people wouldn't know that we could make access to mental health care free and unlimited. It's true, and it would cost a hell of a lot less than a fleet of nuclear submarines to do...
  • Ballarat High School: Treasurer's Visit, Diwali, Medicare (1 speech)
    It's not every day that you have the Treasurer come to your year 12 commerce and economics class, but that's exactly what the kids at Ballarat High School were treated to last month when the...
  • Barney Barselaar Cup, Cowper Public School, Woolgoolga Rural Fire Brigade (1 speech)
    I'd like to a knowledge Cowper Public School, which is celebrating 150 years this year. They held an event on 19 October with many past staff and students turning out to mark the occasion. I want...
  • Robson, Professor Alan, AO (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge Emeritus Professor Alan Robson AO, a citizen of Western Australia, who passed away in Perth last week. It is difficult to underestimate the influence Alan Robson had on...
  • Mental Health (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on mental health. More than 42 per cent of Australians each year struggle with mental health issues. When you think about that for a moment, it's a remarkably high number....
  • Isaacs Electorate: School Leavers (1 speech)
    Today I'd like to talk about and talk to the extraordinary group of young people in my electorate of Isaacs who are sitting their year 12 exams. I was lucky enough to meet with some of them...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    Before the last election, the then opposition leader now Prime Minister Albanese promised Australians that life would be easier, cheaper and better under him. What I'm hearing from my...
  • Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Eden-Monaro Electorate: Sport, Eden-Monaro Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    Anyone who knows me knows I'm a bit of a sports nut, and during the recent Olympics and Paralympics there were many sleepless nights. I'm incredibly proud of all of our Australian athletes but...
  • Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
    I rise to share some of the wise words of my young constituents who submitted speeches this year for the Raise Our Voices competition. First, 12-year-old Sam from Woodleigh, Penbank, wrote: I...
  • City of Wanneroo Business Awards (2 speeches)
    I rise to acknowledge the remarkable achievements of my local Pearce businesses at the 2024 City of Wanneroo Business Awards, wonderfully emceed by Christina Morrissey. Congratulations to the...