House debates
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 8.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Flinders Electorate: Coastal Villages (1 speech)
I want to address a series of issues in relation to the coastal villages within my electorate of Flinders. The coastal villages are the magnificent towns of Blind Bight, Warneet, Cannons Creek... - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (1 speech)
I would like to talk about grandparents raising grandchildren. The issues grandparents raising grandchildren face are complex and continuous. Indeed, stress is a significant health issue for many... - Interest Rates (1 speech)
The issue I want to bring to the attention of the House tonight is, sadly, those who are on fixed interest rates when the rate has been fixed at a high level. These people were actually expecting... - Brisbane 2 Ipswich Challenge (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about a great community event in my electorate and much more broadly in the western corridor: the annual Brisbane 2 Ipswich Challenge. It was formerly known as the Mall 2... - Area Consultative Committees (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about something that is very distressing to rural and regional Australia and, I know from direct experience, to my part of the world—north-east Victoria and the... - Economy (2 speeches)
I rise to comment on the government’s approach to dealing with the global financial crisis, which of course is now moving into the next phase, which many commentators are calling ‘the...
