House debates

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

  • Great Barrier Reef: Project Catalyst (1 speech)
    Sugar cane growers in the Mackay-Whitsunday region and their partners—the local natural resource management organisation Reef Catchments, Coca-Cola and WWF—have been recognised for...
  • Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I call on the government and all members to support the declaration that the Melbourne to Gladstone inland railway become a project of national significance and to intervene to provide the...
  • Ovarian Cancer (3 speeches)
    This month I was honoured to be asked to be an ambassador for Frocktober Canberra 2010. Frocktober encourages Canberra women to don a frock during October to raise awareness about the symptoms of...
  • Flinders Electorate: Infrastructure Charge (1 speech)
    May I firstly congratulate the member for Canberra on her initiative in relation to ovarian cancer. It is a good, important, solid initiative with support from all members of this House. I want...
  • Tan Kien Ly (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about a man who I have come to consider a close friend and ally. Tan Kien Ly, or TK as he is known to many of us in the local community, is an active member of the...
  • Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices (1 speech)
    Last night I attended the 2010 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices right here in Parliament House. These awards recognise and celebrate the achievement...
  • Turkey: Republic Day (1 speech)
    I rise to celebrate with the Australian-Turkish community and congratulate them on the 87th anniversary of the Turkish republic’s national day on 29 October. Republic Day in Turkey...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
    The Rochester irrigators, who are along the Campaspe River in northern Victoria, suffered from shocking drought impacts and had no water allocation for about four years. So, with great sadness...
  • Professor Berni Einoder AM (1 speech)
    I would like to congratulate Professor Berni Einoder AM, who has been honoured with a rare life membership of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He received his award at the...
  • Kalamunda Schoolies Timor-Leste Project (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the Kalamunda schoolies Timor-Leste project. It provides year 12 school leavers with an alternative to what has become known as Schoolies Week or Leavers Week. The project...
  • Australian Youth Climate Coalition (2 speeches)
    I would like to talk today about the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Australia’s largest youth-run organisation with 56,000 members. Three of those members came to see me this week,...