House debates

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

  • Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
    Last year, 378 organ donors gave 1,117 Australians a chance at a new life. While this is a positive result, it simply is not enough when we consider that around 1,500 people are on the Australian...
  • Defence (1 speech)
    I have the honour of representing the electorate of Solomon, which, aside from being one of the most gorgeous parts of Australia, is home to some six thousand members of the Australian Defence...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Continuing on from where I left off in the budget debate, the budget proposes providing $5,000 million. Well, there is a bit of licence involved in that statement, since in fact in the life of...
  • National Security: Citizenship (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to welcome the Abbott government's measures that will update the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to ensure that dual nationals who engage in terrorism can be stripped of their...
  • Gorton Young Leaders Awards (1 speech)
    I rise to give what is now an annual update on young leaders in my electorate of Gorton. Last month I had the great pleasure of awarding 10 of the brightest and most community minded young people...
  • Corangamite Electorate: Geelong Region Ice Summit (2 speeches)
    I rise to speak about the dreaded scourge that is ice. Geelong is set to take up the ice fight on the national stage, with a Geelong Region Ice Summit to be held at GPAC, the Geelong Performing...