House debates
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
- Defence (1 speech)
Last week I was joined by the shadow minister for defence, the Hon. Andrew Hastie; the member for Bowman, Henry Pike; and 150 locals for the Bonner Bowman Defence Forum. The forum was an... - Brassil, Mr James Thomas Carlin (Jim), AM (1 speech)
I rise to let the House know that a stalwart of the Labor Party in my part of the world died just before Christmas. James Brassil was more affectionately known as Jim, and it was my honour to... - Economy (1 speech)
At the last election we were told that Australians would be better off under a Labor government. We've been sold a pup, and I ask the Australian public: how are you better off? When I speak to my... - Asche, Hon. Keith John Austin, AC, KC, Hosking, Mr Matthew (1 speech)
Today I want to commemorate two Australians who served our country. The first a great Territorian and Australian, the Hon. Austin Asche AC AK. I attended Austin's state funeral yesterday in... - Veterans (1 speech)
Today I raise a serious issue about access to health care for our veterans. I've been contacted by several physiotherapists in my electorate of Mackellar. They are deeply concerned about the... - Australia Day (1 speech)
We recently celebrated one of the most important days of the year, Australia Day. Australia Day is a time to celebrate who we are as a nation, our history, our people, and the values that make... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
WATSON-BROWN () (): Today I have a warning—$1 trillion. That was the net worth of billionaires at Donald Trump's inauguration. Billionaires put in charge of key government departments.... - Robinson, Mr Alan (1 speech)
After 58 years as a volunteer with the RFS, Deputy Captain Alan Robinson AFSM is heading into a well-earned retirement. Alan joined the New South Wales bushfire brigades in 1967, at the age of... - Fisher Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I've made building better roads and rail a priority since my election in 2016 so that families like mine can get home sooner and safer. I've fought to upgrade local roads, like Beerburrum Street... - St John Ambulance Service Medal (1 speech)
This place would know of the outstanding work that St John Ambulance and its volunteers undertake in our community. St John Ambulance is a global organisation with a history dating back more than... - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories (1 speech)
For tawdry domestic political reasons, the government has trashed two decades of bipartisanship on policy towards the recognition of a Palestinian state. This is shameful. For more than 20 years,... - Coalition (1 speech)
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody always pays, and, if it's up to the Leader of the Opposition, it will be every single Australian taxpayer. I know the opposition leader isn't big... - Victoria: Bushfires (1 speech)
I rise to speak on our first sitting day of 2025 about the bushfires that are burning across my electorate of Mallee. Sadly, I have fires south of Kaniva and Nhill and still in the Grampians... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Good governments deliver change from the ground up. On this side of the House we know that everyday Aussies are doing it tough. That's why, when a good government—a Labor... - Handa Opera at Millthorpe, Craven Creek Music Festival (1 speech)
At Easter this year there will be a three-day opera festival in the New South Wales country town of Millthorpe, near Orange. It's being put together by Lyndon Terracini, who was formerly the... - Economy (2 speeches)
There was once a fable of a king who sought advice from his economic advisers. The original advice came in at 87 volumes of 600 pages each. Understandably, he asked for simpler advice, executing... - South Coast Marine Park (1 speech)
I rise to address a scandalous claim by WA Premier Roger Cook that I lied about the widespread fishing bans of his contentious South Coast Marine Park. On 24 January Mr Cook slandered me during... - Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
The Leader of the Opposition has had all summer to think up something to help families with the cost of living, because he's opposed all the measures we've introduced—opposed $300 energy... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Like so many in this place, I wasn't born here but I learnt some truths about our sacred stories. There is no more important sacred story than the war memorial up the road, and it was appropriate... - Taxation (2 speeches)
When Australia's lowest paid workers asked for a $1 pay rise, our Prime Minister said, 'Absolutely.' When aged-care workers asked for a pay rise, did we back them? Absolutely. When early...
