House debates

Thursday, 27 May 2010

  • LPG Vehicle Scheme (1 speech)
    I rise this morning to speak on the LPG Vehicle Scheme and to express the concerns of constituents in my electorate over the current eligibility criteria. While much of these criteria are good...
  • Deakin Electorate: Maroondah (1 speech)
    Today I would like to inform the House of yet another great project that is being delivered by the Rudd government for the benefit of the citizens of Maroondah, one of two local government areas...
  • Mayo Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    It is a pleasure to rise in this place this morning to talk about the small business survey I recently undertook with the 7,000-odd small businesses in my electorate of Mayo. Mayo has a very...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Asian Language Studies (1 speech)
    I rise today to promote the cause of Asian language education, which will certainly not benefit from the member for Warringah. I have spoken many times in this place about the vibrant, ethnically...
  • Tangney Electorate: Airport Noise (1 speech)
    I wish to raise the very vexing issue of aircraft noise. In the nearly six years since I became the member of Tangney, this problem has worsened significantly, especially in the last couple of...
  • Chifley Electorate: New Medicare Office (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to say that the Minister for Human Services and Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law has announced that a Medicare office will be opening in the...
  • Bradfield Electorate: Town Planning (1 speech)
    I rise to raise a matter of grave concern to residents in my electorate of Bradfield. The New South Wales Labor government has added another chapter to the shameful story of undemocratic planning...
  • Holt Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program (3 speeches)
    I rise today to talk about the Local Sporting Champions program and its effect in my electorate.
  • Greenway Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on behalf of Mount Victoria Public School’s parents and citizens association, who are terribly frustrated and indeed dismayed at the mismanagement of the buildings...
  • Shortland Electorate: Veterans (2 speeches)
    I rise to share with the House information about and details of a wonderful group that exists throughout Australia, the Partners of Veterans Association. It was formed in New South Wales in 1999...