House debates

Thursday, 22 October 2009

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (1 speech)
    On 15 September in parliament’s Mural Hall I participated in the launch of the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council. It was a memorable evening for all who were there, but...
  • Ryan Electorate (1 speech)
    Today in the federal parliament I would like to direct my remarks to the people of Ashgrove, Bardon, Ferny Grove, Keperra, Enoggera, Mitchelton and Upper Kedron and say to those families, those...
  • Parliament (1 speech)
    I rise to make some comments on the cheeky contribution by the member for Sturt, Mr Pyne, in the discussion of a matter of public importance, which was in the following terms: The...
  • Traveston Crossing Dam (1 speech)
    The future of the Mary Valley, which lies in the heart of my electorate, will be decided by the federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts in just a few weeks. The livelihoods of...
  • Nation Building and Jobs Plan (1 speech)
    The ABS data that has been released in the last couple of weeks shows that Queensland’s population grew by 2.6 per cent in the last year, with a national average of 1.6 per cent. Queensland...
  • Farrer Electorate: Water; New South Wales: Dust Storms (1 speech)
    I would like to bring to the attention of the House matters of great concern in my electorate of Farrer, which, as many know, is defined by the Murray River and the southern Murray-Darling Basin....