House debates
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
- Showcase WA Expo (1 speech)
The Showcase WA Expo held in August last year was a resounding success, with more than 1,000 attendees filling the great hall of parliament to experience and taste the best of Western Australian... - Holt Electorate: Tamil Festival Australia (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of recently attending the Tamil Festival Australia 2024. The festival, held in commemoration of Thai Pongal and Tamil Heritage Month, was a vibrant and culturally-rich event... - Hyde, Ms Janette, OAM (1 speech)
If you've lived in Port Macquarie for more than five seconds, you're highly likely to have met our wonderful Janette Hyde. This tenacious lady is involved in some way in more community and local... - Jagajaga Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Over the past few weeks I have been really pleased to join community groups and people in Jagajaga taking full advantage of summer to get out and about and be active. Last Saturday, I joined the... - Labor Government (1 speech)
The political and economic system is stacked against everyday people. Here are a few reasons why. Labor will make more money charging interest on your HECS or student debt than they will off... - Chisholm Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Australia's strength lays in the amazing mosaic of cultures that contribute to our communities, and I'm so lucky to represent one of the most diverse electorates in the country—Chisholm.... - Fowler Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
I, too, stand to acknowledge the upcoming lunar new year festival in my community in Fowler, and it's great to hear that the member for Chisholm is also celebrating this very significant cultural... - Pearce Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Another school year has begun, and I'd like to give a huge shoutout to all the schools in my electorate of Pearce. To all the principals, teachers, staff and volunteers right around Australia,... - Parkes Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
On Australia Day, some outstanding citizens from the Parkes electorate were honoured with an Order of Australia medal. I'd like to recognise Mrs Ruth Sandow from Milparinka in the far west of New... - Stars Foundation, Clontarf Foundation (1 speech)
The Stars Foundation supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to attend and remain engaged at school, complete year 12 and move into work or further study. The... - Black Saturday Bushfires (1 speech)
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009. It's a day we remember the 173 lives lost on that day. But we also remember the lives lost in the months and... - Child Care (1 speech)
Recently I had the privilege of visiting Goodstart early childhood centre in Myaree, where I had a chance to engage with a young parent, who was brimming with joy and gratitude due to the... - Banking And Financial Services (1 speech)
I am quite angry at the hypocrisy of the NAB, particularly their closure of the Pittsworth branch. If you go to Pittsworth, there's a sign on the wall of the bank saying 'NAB, we think local'. If... - Australian Passport Office (1 speech)
There are words to define the LNP opposition now, and in their time in government: words like 'mismanagement', 'botched' and 'swirling misery'. It's right across the spectrum of policy, whether... - Lyne Electorate (1 speech)
Congratulations are in order for Trevor and Edna Brooker of Dungog, who will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on 12 February. Trevor and Edna were married at the Congregational Church in... - Hunter Electorate: PCYC Singleton (1 speech)
I've said before and I'll say it again: we do it the best in the Hunter—and once again we have the awards to show for it. PCYC Singleton was recently named New South Wales PCYC Club of the... - Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation And Disinformation) Bill 2023 (1 speech)
Labor's misinformation law is an absolute disgrace. It's a law that will be an attack on the free speech of ordinary Australians, with the government going into digital platforms and saying,... - Road Safety (1 speech)
There were 231 truck crash deaths, including 54 drivers. This is a consequence of unviable and deadly contracts that demonstrate a clear link between low pay and poor safety outcomes. Since 2017,... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
On 26 July 2021 the now Prime Minister said: An Albanese Labor Government will deliver the same legislated tax relief to more than 9 million Australians as the Morrison Government. On 29 May 2022... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
There's a bit of blockbuster television the moment, and what an insight it has been into the bin fire that was the former government. On Monday, as we watched Nemesis, we were all reminded about...
