House debates

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being approximately 7.00 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Korean Peninsula (1 speech)
    I rise to express outrage at North Korea’s deadly artillery attack yesterday on the South Korean island of Yon-pi-ong. As the representative of an electorate with a substantial and vibrant...
  • Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
    I rise to express my concern at some outrageous comments made by an online journalist called Antony Loewenstein in an article about Australian soldiers in the online publication Crikey. The...
  • Brisbane Electorate (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise to reflect on several great activities that are taking place in the electorate of Brisbane. Recently, I had the privilege of attending the opening of the new Comscentre head office...
  • Volunteers (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to speak tonight about the volunteers award ceremony that I hosted in my electorate on 8 November to recognise the great work that many of our dedicated volunteers do in my...
  • Forde Electorate: Beenleigh (1 speech)
    The electorate of Forde is home to one of Queensland’s oldest towns, Beenleigh. Beginning as a town in the 1860s, Beenleigh was built on sugar and is home to Australia’s oldest rum...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2 speeches)
    Last Monday morning when I presented petitions in this House, one I presented, on behalf of the member for Deakin, was signed by 1,718 petitioners and concerned the urgent need to publicly fund...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    The failings of the BER have been well documented. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted because the government saw fit to remove the rights of local communities to have input into...
  • Broadband (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about the benefits of the NBN nationally and locally, particularly in my area. That is one of the great things about the NBN: it is for all of us and it will benefit all...
  • Mr Adnan Alghazal (1 speech)
    I want the Australian nation to take note of the life, and now the tragic death, of a very special man who, despite his own great suffering under the regime of Saddam Hussein, was able to bring...
  • Electric Cars (1 speech)
    I rise today to update the House on the imminent launch of Australia’s first electric car network in Canberra in 2012 and to explain how the electric car will benefit Australia’s...
  • Mine Emergency Response Competition (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to advise the House of a recent Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Eastern Regional Council Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition. The competition was held from 5 June...