House debates

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

  • Homelessness (1 speech)
    Next week is Homelessness Week. It's a week during which everyone is encouraged to pause and reflect on our attitudes towards, and raise awareness of, people experiencing homelessness....
  • Boyd, Mr Warwick Paul (2 speeches)
    I wish to mark the passing of Warwick Paul Boyd. He was a great supporter and my oldest friend. Warwick was born on 17 July 1968. I first met him when we were year 7 students at Newcastle...
  • Australian Capital Territory: Energy, Australian Capital Territory: Poverty (1 speech)
    Thirty-year-old Cameron Van-Lane and his three housemates in Dickson have taken to putting bubble wrap on their windows in order to keep the house warm. As Mr Van-Lane told the RiotACT: …...
  • Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (1 speech)
    I rise to advise the chamber of the 8 August release of Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, a movie which I understand was previewed here at the parliament on Monday night and, of course, will...
  • Mayo Electorate (1 speech)
    With the redistribution of the South Australian federal electorates in 2019, Mayo has the great pleasure of welcoming a number of new areas into our community. A couple of those areas which are...
  • Curtin Electorate: Sculpture by the Sea (1 speech)
    Earlier this year I had the pleasure of attending the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Cottesloe with the founding director, Mr David Handley AM. I had the privilege of announcing the winner of...
  • Brand Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
    I would like to draw the attention of the Chamber to all the volunteers in my electorate of Brand. I know National Volunteer Week was in May—not that far away—but given how much our...
  • Wide Bay Electorate: Morrison Government (1 speech)
    I offer my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped support and encourage me through the 2019 election and to the people of Wide Bay, who put their faith in me to represent them. It's a great...
  • Indigenous Flag (1 speech)
    Today I rise to acknowledge a petition that was created by Spark Health, trading as Clothing the Gap, two fantastic Indigenous organisations in my electorate of Cooper. Over 46,000 people have...
  • Wieland, Mr Ned, Jelic, Ms Claudia, Secret Men's Business (2 speeches)
    I rise to congratulate several high achievers in my electorate of Wentworth excelling in areas of sport, music and philanthropy. I would like to highlight Ned Wieland of Waverley College, who has...