House debates

Wednesday, 23 May 2007

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being almost 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Birth Certificates (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on an incredibly sensitive and moving subject that relates to the struggle of a young mother and her quest to have her baby daughter recognised. In raising this matter tonight I...
  • Palmerston High School (1 speech)
    Recently I had the great pleasure to visit Palmerston High School in my electorate to meet with teachers and students. The school had received funding to upgrade their computer technology and...
  • Advertising Campaigns (1 speech)
    I have just done a radio interview with an announcer in Sydney. I had one of those moments where I thought, ‘Gee, I wish I had come up with that.’ I was doing an interview in my...
  • Bonner Electorate: EM Tooth Memorial Home (1 speech)
    On Friday, 18 May I had the great pleasure of attending the 17th annual dinner at the EM Memorial Tooth Home in Brisbane’s Bayside suburb of Lota. The EM Tooth Memorial Home is a highly...
  • Centrelink (1 speech)
    I was recently contacted in my Sydney office by a constituent of mine—Leanne, a university student from Balmain. She was experiencing some problems with Centrelink that raise some broader...
  • Taiwan (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to voice my concern and frustration over the exclusion of Taiwan over the last 10 years from participation in the world’s premier public health forum, the World Health...