House debates
Thursday, 18 June 2015
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Today I am speaking on behalf of a special constituent, a whirling white giant, whose tireless work provides more than a third of all the electricity needed at Rottnest Island, one of WA's... - Hinkler Electorate: Toogoom and District RSL Club (1 speech)
On Saturday last week, I attended the official opening of the Toogoom and District RSL Sub Branch. I was joined by state president of the Queensland RSL Terry Meehan, the Wide Bay and Burnett... - Holt Electorate: Afghan community (1 speech)
Last Friday night I was honoured to attend a local Afghan community meeting at the John Pandazopoulos Hall in Doveton, which was organised by the Afghan Islamic Centre and Omar Farooq Mosque. I... - Macquarie Electorate: Tom Quilty Gold Cup (1 speech)
The 50th anniversary of the Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance ride was held in the Hawkesbury region earlier this month, near Wisemans Ferry. I was delighted to attend the presentation of the gold... - Arts Funding (1 speech)
There is grave concern in the arts community in Western Australia about the changes to the arts budget. It is pretty symptomatic of what we are seeing happening in the arts area across the board... - Australia Post (1 speech)
For over 200 years Australia Post has been trusted by Australians to provide postal service stamps and parcels. Every day, your local postie provides a great national service. However, with the... - Human Rights (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight a tour that is currently underway by Lorena Pizarro, a human rights activist from Chile. Ms Pizarro is President of the Association of Relatives of the Detained and... - Cowan Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
This is the 500th speech I have made since the people of Cowan first elected me to represent them in federal parliament in November 2007. My three predecessors in Cowan between them made 467... - Gellibrand Electorate: Williamstown Shipyard (1 speech)
It is a bleak day in Canberra today and it is a bleak day back at my electorate at the Williamstown shipyards in Melbourne's west. Since the election of the Abbott Government, the future of the... - Lindsay Electorate: Illicit Drugs (2 speeches)
In my adjournment debate on 17 March this year, I addressed parliament about the scourge of ice right across our communities and what it is doing to devastate families all across Australia....
