House debates

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Commonwealth Bank (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to talk about the Commonwealth Bank. By way of background I should say that when the Commonwealth Bank closed the branch at Emerton and opened it at a new shopping centre,...
  • Youth Allowance (1 speech)
    Some years ago the Avon community, along with the regional agricultural college, conducted a survey of the number of rural students who went on to gain tertiary qualifications. That survey showed...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Australia is facing its greatest economic challenge in our lifetimes. During this global recession, the Rudd government’s priority is to support jobs and small businesses today by investing...
  • Internet Content (1 speech, 2 comments)
    One of the matters that is often raised with me by parents in my electorate is their fear that while their children are using the internet they may stumble upon inappropriate material. With the...
  • Kingston Electorate: South Adelaide Football Club (1 speech)
    I rise to commend an initiative at the South Adelaide Football Club, otherwise known as the Panthers. The program is titled the ‘Southern Man Made’. The South Adelaide Football Club...
  • Petitions: Montevideo Maru (1 speech)
    There can be very little in life that is more troubling than not knowing what happened to your father, to your mother—or indeed to both. So this evening I rise to present, on behalf of...