House debates
Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Red Cross Blood Service (1 speech)
I want to talk to the House about a very important event I attended on 2 September with one of my great staffers, Alison Byrnes, and our partners Paul Scully and Gino Mandarino. We joined the... - Cowan Electorate: Community Initiatives (1 speech)
They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, so I thank all the South Ward Labor councillors of the City of Wanneroo for basically imitating my initiatives. I speak of how they tried... - Medical Workforce (1 speech)
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my constituents, Laura Raiti, who is a fourth-year Doctor of Medicine student at the University of Melbourne. Laura and the Australian Medical... - Banks Electorate (1 speech)
I recently attended the Marist College Penshurst advisory council meeting. The school is currently transitioning from being a boys only school to a coeducational school and is also transitioning... - Holt Electorate: Combatting Terrorism (1 speech)
On 23 September last year terrorism visited by electorate. On the evening of 23 September a young man tried to kill two police officers by stabbing them to death and, had he been successful,... - Herbert Electorate: Trade with China (1 speech)
I was in the chamber yesterday when Andrew Robb was putting forward the legislation enabling the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. It was a set of bills which removes tariffs. There are no... - Griffith Electorate: Schools (3 speeches)
It is a pleasure to rise to tell the parliament about a few of the schools in my local electorate that are celebrating some significant milestones. I have spoken previously in this House about a... - Leichhardt Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
On 21 September Australia's largest private aged-care provider, Bupa Aged Care, will welcome it first residents into its newest home, Bupa Cairns. With room to care for 144 residents, including... - Greenway Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I rise to mention the outstanding sporting achievements of Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown, and specifically their rugby league team who made it to the GIO Schoolboy Cup grand final for... - Corangamite Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I rise to express my dismay and deep concern over the decision by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, AFMA, to overturn the night ban on the mid-size trawler, the Geelong Star. For... - Ballarat Electorate: Sports (3 speeches)
Last weekend was the opener of the Australian Football League finals. My own home was deeply divided between the ever faithful Richmond supporters—me—having to concede defeat to the... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
A lot of very regrettable and avoidable argument goes on in this place between unions and employers, when in reality workers and their bosses get on well 99 per cent of the time. What we have in... - Rural and Regional Australia, Hunter Electorate: Lang, Dr Donald (1 speech)
On behalf of my constituents and those who live in rural and regional Australia right across this great country I want to express my concern about a very serious misleading of them by the... - Capricornia Electorate: Beef Industry (1 speech)
Rockhampton, Australia's real beef capital, forms an important part of our nation's beef and cattle industry economy. Indeed, this title is recognised by the fact that every three years our city... - Bendigo Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Last night there were scenes in Bendigo that should be condemned by all of us. The City of Greater Bendigo held a council meeting and the meeting was interrupted by quite violent threats of... - Ryan Electorate: Innovation (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being the member for Ryan is being able to celebrate the achievements of many of our residents. Ryan is full of educated, smart and innovative people. I am... - Lalor Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The day after former Speaker Bishop was on every front page photographed exiting a helicopter, having taken a short ride from Melbourne to Geelong, now Prime Minister Turnbull tweeted his... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the milestone announced by the coalition government this week in rolling out the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and I am pleased to confirm that the Central Coast is... - Canberra Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an issue that is affecting tens of thousands of Canberrans—that is, the lack of decent internet connection. In June I hosted an NBN community forum with the... - Gippsland Electorate: Youth Allowance (2 speeches)
I rise to speak in relation to an issue which I know is dear to your heart, Deputy Speaker Broadbent, and that is the system of student income support, commonly referred to as Youth Allowance,...
