House debates

Monday, 17 March 2014

  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    I rise to speak tonight on the issue of climate change. As the House knows, the historic Australian climate change legislation, passed under the previous government, has seen significant...
  • Carbon Tax (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak about the carbon tax, the Australian Labor Party's ongoing support for this growth-destroying measure, and the blatant hypocrisy that drives Labor's representatives...
  • Western Australian Shark Cull (1 speech)
    There are many difficult issues that arise in politics and there is no doubt that West Australians dread hearing of shark attacks in our waters. It is also true that there has been a spike in...
  • Health: Rare Disease Day (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak about rare diseases and to give my support to efforts towards the development of a national plan for rare diseases. Just over two weeks ago, on 28 February, people...
  • Health Insurance, Maori Kapa Haka Performing Arts Festival, Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, National Drugs Sector Information Service (1 speech)
    At the outset I thank Mrs Sandra Barrett of Minto for raising with me an issue that I was totally unaware of previously but which, if trends in this country continue, will be of increasing...
  • Belmont Community Group (1 speech)
    Belmont city, or some may say the City of Belmont, is in my electorate of Swan. It is a city with lots of wonderful people who have lived there for a long, long time, and tonight I want to talk...