House debates

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

  • Serana (WA) Pty Ltd (1 speech)
    More than 18 months ago I raised the case of the innovative biotech company, Serana Pty Ltd, which was being hounded out of business by the highly dubious actions of the federal department of...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Today I rise to speak about the 2016 budget delivered last night, which depicted the Turnbull government's economic plan to ensure Australia continues to successfully transition from the mining...
  • Fowler Electorate: Vietnamese Community in Australia (1 speech)
    Last Saturday, 30 April, I, together with many hundreds of Australian Vietnamese people, attended the Australian War Memorial to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Of the...
  • Banks Electorate (1 speech)
    I was shocked and saddened to hear about the fire that broke out in the Macedonian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection in Rockdale earlier this week. The fire occurred at Orthodox Easter, which...
  • Blaxland Electorate: Mr Jack Bedford OAM (1 speech)
    A couple of years ago on my wedding anniversary the phone rang, and I gave the phone to my wife, Louise, to answer. On the other end of the line was my mate, Jack. When she answered the phone he...
  • Automotive Industry (1 speech)
    The Motor Trade Association of Western Australia through its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stephen Moir, has made representations on behalf of automotive dealerships, particularly local businesses...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    In footballing terms, if the 2014 federal budget was the Freemantle budget, a case of the minor premiers crash landing in spectacular fashion in the year after, last night was the Richmond of...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
    It gives me great pleasure to stand up in this parliament the morning after our nation's Treasurer delivered a deeply considerate, responsible and fair budget. The Treasurer deserves great praise...
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1 speech)
    The CSIRO is one of Australia's most respected institutions. Since its establishment 100 years ago in 1916, the CSIRO has been responsible for countless discoveries that have benefited our great...
  • Flynn Electorate: Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    I rise to speak about some of the measures we need in order to keep our economy strong. Jobs are incredibly important throughout the country, and nowhere more so than in my electorate of Flynn....
  • Grayndler Electorate: WestConnex Project (1 speech)
    Last Saturday, I attended a public meeting in Rozelle, following an invitation by a member of the Annandale WestConnex Action Group who came to one of the street meetings that I regularly hold on...
  • Leichhardt Electorate: Mr Barry Wilson (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate Barry Wilson of Cairns Glass & Glazing, who has become the first glazier in Australia to receive a master glazier certification. This is a major step for the...
  • Shortland Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
    The second round of the Stronger Community Program grants has closed. In Shortland electorate, we have some fantastic applications that have been put in for grants between $5,000 and $20,000, and...
  • Bradfield Electorate: The Novus Foundation (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to rise to speak about The Novus Foundation, which this weekend is hosting the Novus gala dinner to support many worthwhile causes in the electorate of Bradfield and causes...
  • Holt Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
    We are coming to the end of the 44th Parliament, and we have just had budget night and listened very closely to what the Treasurer had to say. But there was one thing that the Treasurer did not...
  • Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
    I rise reflecting on my favourite paper, the Northern Territory News and their fair go campaign where they made a very strong case for a fair go by government for regional Australia. They looked...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    I rise today to make some comments about last night's incredibly disappointing budget. The core of this budget will have an enormous impact on the electorate of Lalor. People are waking up this...
  • Ipswich Motorway (1 speech)
    The Ipswich Motorway linking Ipswich to Brisbane is a vital piece of infrastructure in South East Queensland. When last in government, the Labor government invested $2.8 billion to upgrade from...
  • Budget (3 speeches)
    I rise to talk about a few quick points in relation to last night's budget. The federal budget is a plan for jobs and growth. It is part of our new strong economy for more jobs and growth, and as...
  • Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
    A few weeks ago there was a big protest in Melbourne followed by a protest in Bendigo. It was in relation to the Lend Lease building of the new Bendigo hospital, which is a $630 million...
  • Dobell Electorate: Central Coast Country Music Association (1 speech)
    I often share with the House many outstanding organisations and associations on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It is a pleasure to highlight another, which is a bit of a hidden treasure on...
  • Greenway Electorate: Defibrillators at Sporting Venues (1 speech)
    I am delighted to report to the House on another successful partnership that I have been able to deliver in conjunction with Blacktown City Council and one that has attracted widespread support...
  • Valedictory, Budget (1 speech)
    It gives me great pleasure to rise. It may be the last time I get an opportunity in this parliament—who knows? Ultimately, that is a decision for the Prime Minister. I just wanted to say...
  • Budget (9 speeches)
    Last night the Treasurer delivered the Turnbull budget, which purported to be a plan for jobs and growth but is really a plan for cuts and unfairness. It delivers tax cuts for the banks and...
  • Education Funding (1 speech)
    We have had a lot of talk in this country about an ideas boom, but how do you have an ideas boom if you are a dud on school funding? In last night's federal budget, Malcolm Turnbull committed to...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Last night, we saw the Treasurer deliver the 2016 budget for more jobs and growth. The 2016 budget is an economic plan for Australia, for a strong new transitioning economy, again with more jobs...
  • Rolfe, Brigadier Bill, AO (1 speech)
    I rise today to mourn the passing of a very great Australian, Bill Rolfe. Bill Rolfe was an Army officer who stepped on a mine in Vietnam and lost both his legs. When he returned to Australia he...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    It is my great pleasure to rise to speak about our budget, which delivers our national economic plan for jobs and growth. There is some great news in the budget this year for Corangamite...