House debates

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 8.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Hawkesbury-Nepean River (1 speech)
    The Labor Party has been in government for well over a year. It came to power with many promises and raised an expectation that issues of concern to communities would be fixed. It came to power...
  • Education (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to rise to speak tonight about the education revolution that is happening right across the southern suburbs of Adelaide. During the 2007 election campaign, I was pleased to be a...
  • Emissions Trading Scheme (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak of an issue that is of grave concern to the town of Kandos in my electorate—and it is of concern not only to Kandos but to Australia as a whole. It is a concern over...
  • Hindmarsh Electorate: Victorian Bushfires (1 speech)
    It was heart warming to see the demonstrations of mateship and community cohesion after the terrible Victorian bushfires. People of all backgrounds, all ethnicities and all makes supported each...
  • Queensland State Election (8 speeches)
    Tonight I would like to address my comments to those who are watching and listening to this broadcast, and I want to ask them to have an open mind. They will think that in what I am doing I am...
  • Fremantle Electorate: Wave Power Technology (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about a technology that is currently being developed and trialled in the Fremantle electorate by Carnegie Corporation; a technology that harnesses the ocean swell to produce...