House debates

Monday, 13 October 2008

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Big Heads Shaved for Cancer (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to give warning that after the events in my electorate of Paterson last Friday I am a dramatically changed man—changed from both the outside and the inside. As you can...
  • Anti-Poverty Week (1 speech)
    This week is Anti-Poverty Week. Poverty cuts short the lives of more than 20,000 people around the world every single day. These deaths happen everywhere, all the time. They are not sparked by a...
  • Gold Coast (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to talk about a matter of great importance to my constituents on the Gold Coast and to Gold Coasters more generally, and that is the Gold Coast rapid transit project. The Gold...
  • Wakefield Electorate (3 speeches)
    On the Sunday before last I had the great pleasure of going to the SANFL grand final and watching the Central Districts Football Club, the Bulldogs, play Glenelg. Centrals have played in the last...
  • Maranoa Electorate: Berghofer Family (1 speech)
    I rise today to call on the Premier of South Australia, Mike Rann, to apologise to the Berghofer family in my electorate of Maranoa. I should provide the House with a brief explanation as to why...
  • Diabetes (1 speech)
    The annual Walk to Cure Diabetes was held yesterday, Sunday, 12 October, in my electorate, as it is being held on a variety of dates this month in many, many locations around the country....