House debates

Monday, 24 November 2014

  • Budget (1 speech)
    What a dark day it is for public broadcasting in this country. We are now starting to see the real effects of the Prime Minister's broken promise on ABC and SBS funding. Today, one-third of the...
  • Solomon Electorate: Endeavour Scholarship and Fellowship Program (2 speeches)
    I am pleased to advise the House that three people from my electorate of Solomon have been given the opportunity to study and undertake research next year as part of this government's Endeavour...
  • Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
    I rise today to recognise the outstanding work of the City of Albany and the Albany sub branch of the RSL in hosting the commemoration of the centenary of the departure of the first convoy of...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    I continue to receive correspondence from people in my electorate and from all around Australia who are appalled at the government's $254-million cut to the ABC. In shattering news for ABC staff...
  • Dobell Electorate: Nathan Connor (1 speech)
    I rise to share with the House the inspirational story of Nathan Connor, a student at Wyong High School in the Dobell electorate. Nathan and his brother, Mitchell, tragically lost their mother to...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    I join my Labor colleagues in condemning the Abbott government for the further cuts to the ABC and SBS announced last week over the next five years, which will bring the total cuts made by this...
  • Hughes Electorate: Janine Balding (1 speech)
    My electorate office for the seat of Hughes is located directly opposite the Sutherland railway station. From the window of my office in the afternoon, I can see hundreds of young women returning...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Today it has been confirmed that the ABC is being decimated by the Abbott Liberal government. This morning, one by one, ABC employees in my electorate of Newcastle were walked in to meetings...
  • Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
    One of my most enduring memories of Anzac Day is at Macmasters Beach, one of the most beautiful locations in my electorate on the Central Coast. Every year on Anzac Day at 5pm, the Macmasters...
  • Rankin Electorate: World Game Multicultural Festival (1 speech)
    Deputy Speaker, no matter your language, your background or your culture, sport has the ability to bring communities together. It is for that reason that I was really pleased to host the World...
  • Domestic Violence (1 speech)
    Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day, and I stand in this place to swear an oath: I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oath. There are practical...
  • Relationships Australia (1 speech)
    Deputy Speaker, I congratulate Relationships Australia on 50 years of operation in Canberra and in the surrounding region. It is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation that has been...
  • Bass Electorate: Scotch Oakburn College, Address by the President of the People's Republic of China (1 speech)
    I rise to express my pride in Katie Marson's Year 5 class at Scotch Oakburn College in Launceston, and to talk about the wonderful impact the class made on Chinese President Xi Jinping during his...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
    I rise to join with my colleagues who have spoken about the disastrous announcement today that the ABC will cut more than 400 jobs. This government promised not to cut the ABC but instead we have...
  • Berowra Electorate: Hornsby Aquatic Centre (1 speech)
    I want to give the House some good news. I draw to the attention of honourable members an event that took place in my electorate over the past weekend—the opening of the new Hornsby Aquatic...
  • Small Business (1 speech)
    () (): November is Shop Small month, an opportunity for people to show their support for their local small businesses. At the launch of Shop Small here in Parliament House, I challenged my fellow...
  • Boothby Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
    Two weeks ago the local government elections in South Australia were held. Local government fills a very important role and on a day-to-day basis is responsible for many issues that affect local...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2 speeches)
    The decision to cut Bush Telegraph is a huge mistake. Bush Tele is the major Radio National program covering rural matters and we know that city people care about these issues and they care about...