House debates
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
- Human Trafficking and Child Labour (1 speech)
There is a scourge in our world called people trafficking and about 26 million people are caught in its snare today—80 per cent are women and girls and 50 per cent are children. What is of... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Clean Energy for Eternity; Tathra Tragedy (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the Clean Energy for Eternity movement, a wonderful movement in my electorate of Eden-Monaro. They have done such a great job in raising awareness of climate change. They... - Caring for our Country (1 speech)
The recent announcement of the Caring for our Country grants by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts demonstrates the eastern centric focus of the Rudd government and... - Rankin Electorate: Greenbank RSL Sub-Branch (1 speech)
On Saturday, 8 November 2008, 150 members, family and friends of the Greenbank RSL sub-branch attended the President’s Dining-In Evening. Special guests were Mr Chris McHugh, Queensland... - Hinkler Electorate: Glendyne Education and Training Centre (1 speech)
Few people truly earn the title of local champion but Ray Krueger, principal of Glendyne Education and Training Centre, just south of Hervey Bay, is one of them. I was honoured recently to attend... - Holt Electorate: Youth Reference Group Meeting (1 speech)
On Friday last week I had the opportunity to host the Holt Youth Reference Group meeting, which is a forum of 10 young community leaders from a range of schools within the city of Casey in my... - White Ribbon Day (1 speech)
I rise to speak in support of White Ribbon Day and the efforts by the White Ribbon Foundation to reduce the incidence of violence against women. Today is an opportunity for all right-thinking men... - Mr Charlie Gregorini (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on the tragic and untimely death of Mr Charlie Gregorini. Mr Gregorini was the Mayor of the City of Swan in metropolitan Perth. The City of Swan is the largest local... - Grey Electorate: Andamooka (1 speech)
I rise today to share with you something of the history of the town of Andamooka and the plight that it faces at the moment. Andamooka has a rich opal-mining history and has been a producer of... - St Corio Electorate: St Anthony’s Primary School (1 speech)
It was my distinct pleasure last Friday to visit St Anthony’s Primary School for what was unquestionably a momentous occasion in the life of that school. St Anthony’s is located in... - Baker Electorate: Dukes Highway (2 speeches)
It is my sad duty to report to this parliament that yet another life has been lost on the Dukes Highway in my electorate. For members’ interest, the Dukes Highway is the main road from...
