House debates

Monday, 22 September 2008

  • (1 speech)
    Debate resumed from 15 September.
  • Local Food Industry (5 speeches)
    It is a great privilege to be able to raise some matters of concern not only to my constituency but to the whole country—and that is concerns for farmers and food producers and the...
  • BHP Billiton (1 speech)
    My grievance tonight is to focus on the importance of knowledge and research to Newcastle and the nation. The key to my grievance are some of the activities of BHP Billiton that are not endearing...
  • Graffiti (1 speech)
    My grievance relates to the ongoing challenge of graffiti and the fact that this like other antisocial behaviours is in fact everyone’s problem. I am sure that I, like all other members of...
  • Corio Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
    There were 184,000 international convention or conference visitors to Australia during the year ended 30 June 2008. ABS statistics indicate that the national conference market is worth $7 billion...
  • Flinders Electorate: Human Security (1 speech, 1 comment)
    I want to speak this evening about three issues which cause grievance in relation to human security in the electorate of Flinders. I will start if I may at a railway crossing where I attended on...
  • Meatworks (1 speech)
    My grievance relates to the Dinmore meatworks in the electorate of Blair, which is one of the largest meat processing plants in Australia. Some 18,000 beasts are killed weekly across 11 shifts...