House debates

Monday, 21 February 2011

  • (1 speech)
    Debate resumed from 22 November 2010.
  • Airport Noise (2 speeches, 1 comment)
    Tonight I raise a grievance on behalf of the people of Port Stephens in relation to aircraft noise. They have been promised so much by Gillard Labor, but it has failed to deliver time and time...
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    I again wish to speak in this place on the grievance debate about climate change. Thanks to the efforts of the deniers of climate change, public confusion still surrounds the origins of what has...
  • Queensland Floods (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on behalf of the people in my electorate of Bonner and also those in greater Brisbane. I am speaking today in support of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and his request for the...
  • Howes, Mr Paul (4 speeches)
    After a spray last week that would have been laughable if it were not so serious, the Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Paul Howes, attacked the CEO of one of Australia’s largest...
  • Superannuation (2 speeches)
    My very brief contribution tonight relates to Australia’s superannuation system. Although it is widely regarded as one of the best superannuation systems in the world, there is still more...