House debates
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
- Cowan Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I have often spoken of the great place that is the suburb of Ballajura within Cowan. Ballajura has many fine schools and it also has an excellent war memorial. Its sporting clubs are also second... - Brand Electorate: Rockingham (1 speech)
Rockingham is a great place to live, with a wonderful sense of community. It is a place I am proud to represent in the federal parliament. It is home to Defence Force families, brought to... - Canning Electorate: Sewerage Services (1 speech)
Today I speak with some confidence that the unreliable and outdated sewerage tanks sitting in backyards throughout the Peel region may soon be a thing of the past. I welcome the announcement by... - Kingston Electorate: Seaford Meadows Scout Group (2 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate one of the Scout groups in my electorate—the Seaford Meadows Scout Group. As with many other Scout groups, the Seaford Meadows Scout Group is a great... - Calare Electorate: Health (1 speech)
I rise to outline to the House one of the most politicised funding decisions in the history of this parliament or any other in Australia. Australians living in rural and regional areas are up to... - Chisholm Electorate: Health (1 speech)
I rise to speak in support of the government’s increased investment in health and hospitals, particularly in the Monash area of my electorate. Over our first term in government we have... - Mallee Electorate: Rural Bank (1 speech)
I continue to express my concern in the public interest about the unsavoury debt recovery practices of some banks and financial lenders. It is no wonder there is a developing momentum for a class... - Disabilities (1 speech)
I want to draw the attention of the House to the use of chemical and other restraints on people with an intellectual disability. The number of young people with an intellectual disability,... - Grey Electorate: Cooper Creek (1 speech)
It is 20 years since the Cooper Creek isolated the north-east of South Australia by cutting the Birdsville Track. It now seems almost inevitable that this will occur again this year, probably for... - Fremantle Electorate: Employment (2 speeches)
I would like to touch briefly on the government’s efforts to support employment and to address unemployment in my electorate of Fremantle, which includes a part of the south-west...
