House debates

Thursday, 9 August 2007

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Chaffey Dam (6 speeches)
    I asked a question of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources during question time yesterday about the upgrade of Chaffey Dam, which is the major source of water for Tamworth and the...
  • Small Business (1 speech)
    As a former small businessman, I know that small businesses are the engine room of Australia’s $1.1 trillion economy. The coalition government knows that the key to small business success...
  • International Development Assistance: TEAR (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on international development assistance and the work of the TEAR group in raising awareness about the plight of the less fortunate in our world. As members will be aware,...
  • Hospitals (1 speech)
    The choice of the Mersey hospital as an innovative pilot for a community governed model has been based on sound reason and research. Whilst, due to serious mismanagement by state government...
  • Liberal Party (1 speech)
    On 21 June this year Mark Textor provided one of his research reports to the government. It found that the government was arrogant, complacent and reactive. Mark Textor told the government that...
  • Internet Security (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to draw to the attention of the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Helen Coonan, several matters of concern about...
  • Mr Harry Pereira (2 speeches)
    On 23 June I had the pleasure of attending the Marrickville Anzac Memorial Club. There the family of Harry Pereira had gathered for his 100th birthday celebrations, which occurred on Monday, 25...