House debates

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Petition: Bats in Maclean; Military Superannuation Pensions (1 speech)
    This evening I am tabling a petition with over 4,500 signatures supporting my private member’s bill which would extend emergency powers to the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage...
  • Jeffrey William Shaw (1 speech)
    I propose to read a statement issued on behalf of the friends and colleagues of Jeff Shaw, at the time of his death on 11 May 2010, and headed ‘New South Wales loses a legal and political...
  • Frankston Infrastructure Projects (1 speech)
    In the few minutes I have tonight I would like to raise a few issues. The first arises from the great concern about the way in which the Rudd Labor government is prepared to spend...
  • Israel (1 speech)
    Like millions of people around the world I watched with horror the actions of the Israeli armed forces in their assault on the freedom flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The predictable...
  • Mining (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the impacts the Labor government’s proposed mining and resource tax will have in my electorate of Forrest—a tax that will impose some of the highest taxes in the...
  • Education Funding (4 speeches)
    I rise to support Australia’s schools and students, as opposed to the previous speaker, the member for Forrest, who argued that mining companies should not pay their fair share of tax. The...
  • Ministerial Reply (1 speech)
    I want to make it clear that, in making her adjournment speech tonight, the member for Fowler was not speaking on behalf of the Rudd government.