House debates

Monday, 7 September 2009


  • Question proposed: That grievances be noted.
  • Ramadan; Water; Forests (1 speech)
    I am pleased to be able to contribute to the grievance debate tonight and to mention a few important issues in my electorate of Farrer. But, before I do so, I firstly acknowledge a special event...
  • Parliamentary Delegation to India (1 speech)
    The visit during early July of an unofficial Australian parliamentary delegation to Dharamsala, India, to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan parliament in exile caused a bit...
  • Child Care (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to talk about matters that are very important to so many Australian families and quite important to me in my shadow ministerial portfolios and to many families in my...
  • Anti-Semitism (1 speech)
    Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, offered the following comment in response to a recent speech by Iranian President Ahmadinejad: There can be no doubt as to the most tenacious...
  • Education (1 speech)
    I stand in this parliament tonight to raise a grievance on behalf of the electors of Paterson. It is clear to the thinking Australian that the Rudd Labor government’s education revolution...
  • Parallel Importation (2 speeches)
    This evening I want to speak in this grievance debate in relation to the very complex issue of parallel importation. The House will be aware that there is much debate in the community regarding...