House debates

Tuesday, 12 June 2007

  • Mr Richard Scott AM (1 speech)
    Today I wish to make some comments in memory of Richard ‘Dick’ Scott AM, a former Vice-President of the ACTU, President of the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union and Secretary of the...
  • Darling Point Special School (1 speech)
    On Thursday, 7 June I had the great pleasure of visiting a local school community in my electorate—Darling Point Special School—to represent the Hon. Julie Bishop, the Minister for...
  • New South Wales Flood (1 speech)
    Originally born out of the tough demands of employment in the region’s steel, mining and agricultural industries, the toughness, determination and resilience of the Hunter Valley’s...
  • Western Australia: Public Housing (1 speech)
    About a fortnight ago I drew the parliament’s attention to the severity of Western Australia’s public housing crisis, the state’s deepening housing affordability crisis and the...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    As I browsed through the newspapers this morning, an Australian government advertisement caught my eye. It was headed ‘Collective bargaining—making it easier to do business, whatever...
  • Dallarnil State School (3 speeches)
    I have a profound interest in the schools in my electorate and a particular soft spot for small state schools, former convent schools now run by lay people and small Christian schools of various...
  • Hui Fraud (1 speech)
    I rise today to warn of an issue that has arisen in my electorate of Grayndler, particularly involving the Vietnamese community. A ‘Hui’ is a type of informal club in which the...
  • Mr Tom Burns AO (3 speeches)
    I rise today to lament the passing of a great Australian, a great Queenslander and, dare I say it, a great Labor man in Tom Burns AO. Tom Burns was a former Federal President of the Labor Party....
  • Mr George Burrarrawanga (1 speech)
    I rise to pay tribute to the life of George Burrarrawanga, who sadly passed away on Sunday, 10 June. I first met George more than 25 years ago and was immediately struck by this charismatic,...
  • Hinkler Electorate: Investing in Our Schools Program (1 speech)
    The scheduled speaker is otherwise engaged, with the Dalai Lama, so I thank you for your indulgence in allowing me to speak a second time, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was speaking in my earlier...
  • New South Wales Flood (2 speeches)
    In the 10 seconds that remain, I would like to put on the record of the House my thanks to all the emergency services that operated in the Hunter—the SES, the police, the Army, fire...