House debates
Monday, 26 October 2009
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Debate resumed from 19 October. - Gippsland Electorate: Gippsland Rotary Centenary House; Gippsland Electorate: Gippsland Plains Rail Trail (1 speech)
I rise to speak on two issues that certainly grieve me and many hundreds of people in my electorate: the federal government’s failure to provide funding to support the development of the... - Far North Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The unemployment rate in Far North Queensland hit 13.8 per cent in September—one of the highest in the country, if not the highest. Unemployment has effectively doubled since the global... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
We have almost got used to the government at question time leaning across and screaming abuse at the opposition, calling them people who locked up children, who continued to lock up children... - Asylum Seekers; Preventative Health (4 speeches)
Before I go on with what I was about to say, I was listening very carefully to the member for Murray’s contribution to the grievance debate, which was about people smugglers and refugees. I... - (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 19 October. - Telstra; Herbert Electorate: Douglas Arterial Road (1 speech)
Labor hates Telstra. We have seen more evidence of it tonight, where the member for Hindmarsh has misled this chamber. I say to the member for Hindmarsh: I have open access to Telstra any time... - Executive Remuneration (2 speeches)
My grievance today relates to the astronomical levels of remuneration that are now being paid by some of Australia’s leading public companies to their chief executive officers and other...
