House debates

Thursday, 25 June 2015

  • Toyne, Mr Phillip (1 speech)
    On the Sunday before last a group of friends gathered at our house in Alice Springs to remember Phillip Toyne, who had passed away that weekend. Among them was Frannie Coughlan, Phillip's first...
  • Telecommunications (2 speeches)
    I was pleased earlier today to join with many colleagues for the announcement by the Minister for Communications and the parliamentary secretary to him of the important mobile phone black spot...
  • Health Policy (1 speech)
    One of the most common questions I am asked by school groups is: why did I go into politics? At the time, I was in the early stages of a career in medicine, which I was finding challenging and...
  • Workplace Relations, Climate Change (1 speech)
    Over the last couple of weeks we have seen some pretty appalling behaviour by the Minister for Education and Training as he has comprehensively breached the convention in relation to commenting...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (4 speeches)
    I want to commend the Senate, which yesterday decided to set up a select committee on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. This was put by Senator Day, a senator for South Australia. I also am very...