House debates
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
- Stirling Electorate: Fishing (1 speech)
Today I wish to talk about the North Beach fishing platform project in my electorate, which the now retired state member for Carine, Katie Hodson-Thomas, and I both worked hard to achieve. Katie... - Grayndler Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to speak about an important event which will take place in my electorate this Friday: the 125th birthday celebrations of Orange Grove Public School in Lilyfield. The... - Question Time (1 speech)
I want to suggest today to the chamber that it is time we instituted the ‘windbag award’. The reason for doing this is that anyone who has been observing question time recently would... - Politician Adoption Scheme; Mr Mitchell Carter (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to talk about the Politician Adoption Scheme. It is a scheme run in Western Australia by the Developmental Disability Council. Its intention is to provide... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. I had Warrant Officer Class 2 Alan Bungate with me, and I asked him to write something about this program to put into the... - South-East Queensland; Blair Electorate: Boonah Arts Festival (1 speech)
It is an absolute fact that inner city Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are filling up quickly. So South-East Queensland west is becoming increasingly important in terms of the... - Jetstar (1 speech)
Last week I was criticised by DPS Broadcasting for not using a microphone, so I will confirm that the microphone is on. I received some really average customer service last Sunday night. I was on... - Corio Electorate: Alcohol Abuse (1 speech)
Picture, if you will, an ordinary Saturday evening. It is late and you are fast asleep, blissfully unaware of your surroundings—that is, until you are suddenly woken by the sound of... - Imtrade Australia (1 speech)
I am extremely disturbed by the conduct of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in pursuing a chemical company controlled by one of my constituents. Imtrade Australia has... - Mr William Akell (2 speeches)
I rise today to talk about someone whom it has been my great privilege to know and work alongside in resolving a longstanding issue. The person I would like to talk about is Mr William...
