House debates
Monday, 2 June 2008
Question proposed: That grievances be noted.- Hume Electorate: Wingecarribee Community Services Centre Inc.; Regional Partnerships (1 speech)
I rise to talk in the grievance debate tonight on a number of issues that affect my constituency. I particularly wish to highlight the concerns of a community group in my electorate that has been... - Drugs: Bali (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, a friend of mine introduced my wife, Bernadette, and me to a Queensland couple, Lee and Christine Rush. My friend is Colin McDonald. He is the lawyer representing their son, Scott,... - Maranoa Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I associate myself with the comments of the former speaker, because the Rush family are from Mitchell, in my electorate, in Queensland. I know many of the family. In fact, I grew up with the... - Death Penalty; Australian Constitution (1 speech)
I want to speak tonight on constitutional change, but, before I do, I want to add my voice to that of the member for Werriwa in relation to capital punishment. I have a very sharp memory of... - Siblings Australia (1 speech)
It is a great pleasure to rise in the Main Committee tonight to grieve for an issue which is becoming something of a trend under the new Labor government: the seemingly irrational defunding or... - Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
The rising price of petrol has been at the centre of debate over the past parliamentary fortnight, but this is not a new debate. Indeed, it is something that reaches back to the oil shocks of the...
