House debates

Tuesday, 31 October 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    In March this year, the Leader of the Opposition released Labor’s blueprint outlining the strategies we would put in place to protect Australia from the threat of climate change,...
  • School Chaplains (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to put a bit of context around some of the conjecture that has been in the press over the last few days about the chaplaincy program that was announced by the Prime Minister on the...
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    The release today of a major report commissioned by the UK Treasury, the Stern report, makes clear that meaningfully addressing and comprehensively responding to dangerous climate change is the...
  • Bass Highway (1 speech)
    On 29 September 2006, I had the honour of turning the first sod to mark the beginning of work on stage 2 of the $70.5 million duplication of the Bass Highway between Penguin and Ulverstone. Due...
  • Climate Change (3 speeches)
    I had heard before I was elected to this House that Canberra was another world and I realised last night as we discussed the environment legislation that it is actually a parallel universe. This...
  • Drought (2 speeches)
    I appreciate the opportunity to report to the House following a visit by the Prime Minister to my electorate of Farrer in order to familiarise himself with the effect of the drought on rural New...