House debates

Thursday, 13 March 2008

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Petition: Water (2 speeches)
    I would like to use the adjournment debate to present a petition which was signed by over 7,000 people six months ago. This petition addressed water security in South Australia. What I have found...
  • Dental Health (1 speech)
    I take this opportunity to reinforce my support for the Rudd government’s Teen Dental Plan, a health initiative that is a marvellous long-term policy to improve the dental health of young...
  • Fadden Electorate: Oxenford and Coomera Community Youth Centre (1 speech)
    I seek to raise a serious issue that pertains to the Oxenford and Coomera Community Youth Centre in Oxenford on the Gold Coast. The centre was founded seven years ago by the Oxenford Christian...
  • Parental Leave (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the issue of parental leave. I do so in light of the announcement by the Rudd Labor government that the Productivity Commission will examine ways the government can provide...
  • Ryan Electorate: Youth Leadership (2 speeches)
    I am pleased to be speaking in this great chamber, this house of democracy, as the federal member for Ryan, representing the wonderful people of the western suburbs of Brisbane. I want to take...