House debates

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Perth-Darwin National Highway (1 speech)
    Last Monday, 3 May, I attended a forum hosted by the East Metropolitan Regional Council to discuss putting the Perth-Darwin Highway and, more particularly, the Swan Valley bypass section of that...
  • World Fair Trade Day (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the importance of choosing Fairtrade certified products for our homes and workplaces around Australia, including the Australian Parliament House. World Fair Trade Day was...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
    Last month I participated in the Relay for Life walk, which supports the Cancer Care Council every year as a fundraising event. It was the biggest turnout they had had so far. As you can imagine,...
  • Lowe Electorate: Sydney Airport (1 speech)
    This evening I speak again about aircraft noise and the aviation white paper, Flight path to the future, released in December last year by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional...
  • Boothby Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
    I would like to speak about one of the top priorities for real action in the electorate of Boothby. Over the last 13 years, residents of Belair in the electorate of Boothby have faced two major...
  • Superannuation (3 speeches)
    We had an indication this week from the Leader of the Opposition, ‘the member for Manly’, the Hon. Tony Abbott, that he was going to betray his Jesuit roots when he indicated that he...