House debates

Thursday, 24 May 2007

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
  • Shortland Electorate: Historic Shipwrecks (1 speech)
    It has come to my attention through local divers and fishermen in my electorate that a ship, the Shin Sanyo Maru, which was awaiting entry to Newcastle Harbour, was anchored around 3½...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Kangaroo Valley Anzac Day Essay Competition (1 speech)
    Each year it has been my practice to read into the record the Anzac Day essays of young students from Kangaroo Valley Public School. I am always delighted to do that because it shows that they...
  • Commonwealth Dental Scheme (1 speech)
    According to a report in the Inner West Courier, published on 15 May 2007, a resident from my electorate of Lowe wondered aloud what thousands of my constituents are asking privately about the...
  • Western Australia: Public Housing (1 speech)
    I wish to refer to the Western Australian public housing crisis. It is no secret that Western Australia has a booming economy, chiefly led by the growth in the mining and resources sectors. But...
  • Indigenous Affairs (3 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the eve of two important anniversaries for our nation’s Indigenous people: the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and the 10th anniversary of the Bringing them home...
  • Western Australia: Roads (3 speeches)
    I rise to talk about an issue that I have discussed in this chamber many times before—the Reid Highway-Mirrabooka Avenue intersection. This intersection has been a black spot in my...