House debates

Thursday, 22 October 2015

  • Belconnen Magpies Football Club (1 speech)
    For five years now, I have been a patron of the Belconnen Magpies Aussie Rules football club. It is a club with a proud history—originally known as Turner Football Club, then the Bees and...
  • Braddon Electorate (1 speech)
    The member for Fraser was going so well till the end! This weekend will see businesses, community organisations, sporting clubs and individuals come together for a heath check at the Rotary Club...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    A week can be a long time in politics, and this week the government announced their new package for Family Tax Benefit and their new plans to cut Family Tax Benefit for many, many families here...
  • National Security (1 speech)
    So many Australians, including in my electorate of La Trobe, are greatly concerned about young people entering the path of violent extremism. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the men and women...
  • Livingstone, Mr Donald Wallace (1 speech)
    I would like to pay tribute to a good friend of mine who passed away on 15 October this year, Donald Wallace Livingstone. He was known as Don to all of us. Don was the Queensland state Labor...
  • Housing Affordability (1 speech)
    Housing its people is a fundamental duty for every government. This is why, as chair of the House Standing Committee on Economics, I commenced a home ownership inquiry. In a free enterprise...
  • Trinity Christian School Trades Skills Centre (2 speeches)
    Last Friday I had the great pleasure of attending the official launch of the Trinity Christian School Trades Skills Centre. Thanks to Labor a significant investment of $1.5 million was made in...