House debates

Monday, 14 September 2015

  • Liberal Party Leadership (1 speech)
    What extraordinary times we live in! I was going to stand tonight and speak about the Barangaroo redevelopment in Sydney and the very important role that former Prime Minister Paul Keating is...
  • Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
    If that is what the people of the member for Sydney's electorate are really interested in, then she believes in fairies at the bottom of the garden! Tasmania, on the other hand, is indeed open...
  • Multiculturalism (1 speech)
    On 28 August I was a very proud Melburnian. I was proud of the spontaneous response of the city I live in to Operation Fortitude, the suggestion that the newly established Australian Border Force...
  • Asylum Seekers, North Queensland (1 speech)
    Before I begin my speech, I want to make a few brief comments in relation to the previous speaker's speech. He talked about calls from government backbenchers for the government to prioritise...
  • Uber (1 speech)
    On 17 August I spoke in the Federation Chamber about the activities of the Uber service and the concerns of taxicab owners and drivers about this service, which they categorised as unregulated,...
  • Inland Rail (2 speeches)
    On Friday morning, another milestone was reached in the wonderful nation-building infrastructure project, the Melbourne to Brisbane rail line, otherwise known as Inland Rail. The implementation...