House debates

Monday, 23 June 2008


  • Question proposed: That grievances be noted.
  • Fadden Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise to grieve for the people of Coomera and Upper Coomera in regard to the lack of road infrastructure and future planning for the Foxwell Road interchange in the electorate of Fadden. Fadden...
  • Cunningham Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise to speak in the grievance debate tonight to indicate that last week in Wollongong a new report on youth unemployment in the Illawarra was publicly released at the Wollongong art gallery....
  • Mitchell Electorate: Toll Roads (1 speech)
    I want to acknowledge the member for Cunningham and her contribution. I was born in Wollongong Hospital and still have some family down in Wollongong. Part of my family still commutes out of...
  • Mr Chris Gear; Mr Steve Sayer (1 speech)
    Thank you, Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to speak in the grievance debate about a particularly sad event. On occasions like this I do not know what the right words are but I do know that...
  • Science (1 speech)
    I wish to express my deep concern about science in this country. Every government acknowledges the importance of science in today’s and tomorrow’s increasingly technologically...
  • National Secondary School Computer Fund (1 speech)
    by leave—In the speech in the grievance debate that I just heard from the member for Tangney, he mentioned that science and nuclear were not mentioned in the budget. I would point out to...
  • Australian Energy Markets Amendment (Minor Amendments) Legislation (1 speech)
    On indulgence, I would like to correct the parliamentary record. On 19 June I spoke about a project of some significance to my electorate, the Callide-A oxy-fuel demonstration project in Biloela....