House debates

Monday, 17 March 2014

  • Domestic Violence (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to urge the government to make a clear commitment when it comes to renewing the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. The agreement emanated from The Road Home...
  • Families (1 speech)
    Can I identify with the words of the member for Fowler with regard to domestic violence. I was not going to speak again on single parent families until I received an email today. It was from an...
  • Education Funding (1 speech)
    All those in this parliament should view an equitable education system as an absolute priority. We should view as a measure of our success as a parliament whether children currently going through...
  • Defence (1 speech)
    Air combat is the most fundamental and vital capability of a defence force. Without air superiority, Australia's land and sea forces would be exposed to enemy air attack if we were to go to war....
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    Earlier this month, the CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology released their biannual State of the climate report. The report provides data and trends relating to climate change and...