House debates

Monday, 22 February 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Maranoa Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to express my great disappointment with this Labor government—specifically the attitude of the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local...
  • Infrastructure; Petrie Electorate: Community Safety; ThinkUKnow Initiative; Internet Content (1 speech)
    Tonight I wish to speak on community safety, but before I do I have to make a few comments about what the member for Maranoa has just said. The reality is that the Rudd government has delivered...
  • Donor Conception Support Group of Australia (1 speech)
    Today the parliament was visited by members of the Donor Conception Support Group of Australia. I have recently become the patron of this organisation and pass on the sincere thanks of the Donor...
  • International Mother Language Day; Greek Language Education (1 speech)
    I rise to speak in support of the United Nations International Mother Language Day and to talk about the importance of including the Greek language in Australia’s national schools...
  • Cowan Electorate: Education (1 speech)
    I like going to schools in Cowan because that is where I get to see so much potential in one place. I get to see the boys and girls in Cowan who could one day achieve great things for our nation,...
  • Immigration (1 speech, 1 comment)
    In the inquiry currently being conducted by the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, which I chair, it is quite clear to me that some common-sense changes are needed to how our immigration...