House debates

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Mitchell Electorate: Road Funding (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak about Showground Road, a road of great importance to residents in my electorate. This week we were privileged to hear about the allocation by the New South Wales...
  • Holt Electorate: Eumemmering and Chalcot Lodge Primary Schools; RoboCup Junior Australia (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to recognise a group of outstanding young students from Eumemmerring Primary School and Chalcot Lodge Primary School, who by their efforts and endeavours have won a major national...
  • Mr Carlo Salteri (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to one of our nation’s most successful businessmen, Mr Carlo Salteri, who passed away earlier this month. Since World War II...
  • Welfare Reforms (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak about the government’s welfare reforms, in particular the trial of income management in both Perth and the Kimberly in Western Australia. Since November 2008...
  • Wright Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
    I rise in the House to draw the attention of my colleagues to some matters which affect my electorate. I note that I have received advice from the Queensland Farmers’ Federation and wish to...
  • Cunningham Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
    I want to take the opportunity in the adjournment debate tonight to update the House on the issue of the National Broadband Network in my region. As I have spoken previously about it, I wanted to...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
    A report in the Daily Telegraph yesterday, headed ‘Fear for ghost towns’ included the Riverina’s Hillston and Leeton as centres at greatest risk if water cuts proposed by the...
  • Kingston Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    I rise today to raise the issue of the condition of roads in my electorate of Kingston. This is an issue that is regularly raised with me and I would like to work with the local community and all...
  • Brisbane Electorate: Achievement Awards (1 speech)
    On 22 October at the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries theatre in Kelvin Grove I had the pleasure to attend the presentation of the achievement awards for excellence in creativity,...
  • Robertson Electorate: Arts Community (1 speech)
    We are all blessed to work in a dynamic workplace that is full of drama. That is probably a good thing at 10.15 at night. Most of us in this place thrive on it. I would like to pay tribute...
  • Franchise Sector (1 speech)
    The South Australian government’s announcement that it intends to appoint a small business commissioner to oversight the franchise industry in that state is something that the federal...
  • McEwen Electorate: Lancefield (1 speech)
    I take the opportunity tonight to rise to congratulate the town of Lancefield on its celebration of its 150 official years of establishment and its recent 25th agricultural show, which I had the...