House debates

Monday, 24 May 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Australian Aviation Record (1 speech)
    On July 16, 1910, John Robertson Duigan flew an aircraft—it was a seven-metre hop—at his family’s property, Spring Plains, at Mia-Mia, near Kyneton in Victoria. That Australian...
  • Somerville (1 speech)
    Mr Speaker, may I say it is a pleasure to present in your august presence this evening. On Thursday evening last week, 20 May, I held a community meeting in Somerville with my state colleague,...
  • Lidcombe Car Bombing (1 speech)
    On Thursday night two weeks ago, while we in the House here were on our way home from hearing the budget in reply speech, a car bomb exploded in an office building in Lidcombe in Sydney, in the...
  • Paterson Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
    Last week I invited the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, to the electorate of Paterson to see firsthand the impact of the Rudd Labor government 40 per cent resource super tax and the...
  • Leichhardt Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
    I have spoken consistently about the challenges facing Cairns and the Far North Queensland economy during the past 18 months as a result of the global financial crisis that led to the global...
  • Cook 2020 Taskforce (2 speeches)
    On 29 April, I joined with others in the shire community to celebrate the 240th anniversary of Cook’s landing at Kurnell. In less than 10 years, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of...