House debates

Monday, 11 February 2013

  • Centenary of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (4 speeches)
    I would like you to close your eyes and let your mind take a journey back in time to 100 years ago. Life was much less frenetic yet in so many ways far tougher, especially in country areas. As...
  • Newstart Allowance (4 speeches)
    Newstart is too low. The thousands of people around this country who are on Newstart are living in poverty. We have had three reports telling us this. Most recently, there was the Senate inquiry...
  • Iran (6 speeches)
    I have spoken on Iran in the past and, now more than ever, it is relevant to do so again. In 2009, US intelligence determined that, if Iran were in pursuit of nuclear weapons, they would be...
  • School Education (8 speeches)
    This very important motion talks about the importance of giving every child everywhere in Australia a very good education. I believe that we do need to be having a very serious debate in this...