House debates

Monday, 15 March 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Indi Electorate: Fair Work Australia (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on an issue of great concern to several constituents from my electorate. I received a call last week from an extremely concerned person who lives in my electorate and operates a...
  • Dobell Electorate: Pensioners (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about pensioners and the issues that pensioners are facing in my electorate of Dobell. In the electorate of Dobell we have over 25,000 pensioners. It is a very high proportion...
  • Higgins Electorate: Home Insulation Program (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak about the government’s failed Home Insulation Program. It is a program that will go down in Australian history as one of the worst examples of systemic policy...
  • Australian War Memorial (1 speech)
    Tonight my glass is half-full and half-empty. It is half-full because on Saturday of this week, the 20th, there are two elections taking place, in Tasmania and South Australia, and I am hopeful...
  • Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the topic of Hornsby hospital, which is the major public hospital in the electorate of Bradfield. It is a hospital in which fine medical staff work in very difficult...
  • National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
    The government’s decision to build the new superfast National Broadband Network was well received by the community. On several occasions in this House I have raised the frustration of my...