House debates
Monday, 26 February 2007
- Hoxton Park Airport (1 speech)
On Saturday another serious incident occurred near Hoxton Park Airport, when a light aircraft crashed into a paddock on Cowpasture Road, in an area planned for residential development. The pilot... - Lions Youth of the Year (1 speech)
Last week I had the privilege of chairing the judging panel for the Lions Youth of the Year contest. This is an annual contest hosted by the Palm Beach-Currumbin Lions Club, and this is the third... - Human Rights: Vietnam (1 speech)
Civil and human rights for the people of Vietnam is an issue which many honourable members are concerned about. Late last year, a cross-section of members from all parties signed an open letter... - Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
This Sunday, 4 March, is Clean Up Australia Day. Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians give freely of their time to help clean up their local environment. In my electorate of Hasluck,... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Senior managers have given the Work Choices legislation a thumbs down, according to a recent Gold Coast survey. The survey of 300 business managers by a Gold Coast tourism organisation has... - Ms Pauline Hanson (1 speech)
Politics and government are very serious endeavours. I understand that today Ms Pauline Hanson has announced that she intends to run for the Senate at the next federal election. This country has... - Kokoda Track (1 speech)
More than 600 Australians were killed on the Kokoda Track and hundreds wounded. A recent article in the Australian of 24 February said: Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has been accused of... - Kingston Electorate: Mobile Phone Tower (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House the hard work of a very determined constituent in my electorate of Kingston. Jenny Francis of Christies Beach found out that plans had been... - Melbourne Jazz; International Festival (1 speech)
I want to commend the Melbourne Jazz International Festival, which is going to be held from 3 to 12 May. I congratulate Albert Dadon, the creative chairman of the jazz festival, who is going to... - Unity Park BMX Track (1 speech)
On Saturday just past, I had the pleasure of representing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, to assist in opening the Unity Park BMX track and... - Lowe Electorate: Aircraft Noise (2 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I report that too much aircraft noise has been appearing over my electorate of Lowe. It is scandalous that the government has not implemented the long-term operating...
