House debates

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

  • Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (1 speech)
    On 16 October a bushfire started in Lithgow, New South Wales. The next day two more fires began nearby in Mt York and Springwood. These fires led to the loss of at least 210 properties, with over...
  • Macarthur Electorate: White Ribbon Golf Day (1 speech)
    Next Monday I will join men and women from across Macarthur in a White Ribbon Golf Day to take a stance against violence towards women. The Campbelltown Domestic Violence Liaison Committee have...
  • Wills Electorate: Brunswick Terminal Station (1 speech)
    This year the power company SP AusNet undertook at the Brunswick Terminal Station in my electorate works including removal of a dozen or so large heritage trees on the King Street fence line,...
  • Small Business (1 speech)
    I am delighted to advise the House that since the 7 September federal election businesses in my local region have been reporting a lift in confidence. Our nation is under new management and...
  • Queensland Government (1 speech)
    When the LNP Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, decided to slash and burn in my home state of Queensland, including slashing all funding to the Queensland tenant advice and advocacy service,...
  • Child Protection (1 speech)
    Listening to so many excellent and thoughtful first speeches in the parliament over the last week, I reflected on those things that unite us across this chamber rather than divide us. Each person...