House debates

Thursday, 14 February 2008

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
  • Port Phillip Bay (1 speech)
    I rise in relation to the effects of the now-begun channel-deepening process upon dive operators within the electorate of Flinders, on the Mornington Peninsula and within Port Phillip Bay. There...
  • Fowler Electorate: Federal Election (1 speech)
    Madam Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your return to the parliament and on your election as Deputy Speaker. I am sure that we can rely on your fairness and management skills to bring out...
  • Solomon Electorate: Australian Rules Football (1 speech)
    May I join the long list of people who have congratulated you, Madam Deputy Speaker Burke. I was not going to, because I have seen you shrug every time you hear it, but I will take the...
  • Mr Trevor Sprigg (1 speech)
    On 17 January 2008 the Western Australian parliament lost a popular member and colleague, and Western Australia lost one of its sporting heroes: Trevor Sprigg MLA died suddenly at the age of 61....
  • Education (1 speech)
    As I look around the parliament, one thing that tends to unite a lot of parliamentarians is—oddly enough—that we are parents. In my case I am a very, very proud grandparent. Leading...
  • Asia Society (1 speech)
    In December 2007 I received a letter from the global organisation Asia Society, and I want to acknowledge that letter. I want to put on the record of the parliament that the Asia Society very...