House debates
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
- Sudan (1 speech)
Yesterday, official results were announced. There has been an overwhelming vote for South Sudanese independence. The global ballot saw almost 99 per cent of voters opting for secession. This is a... - Indonesia (1 speech)
In the late 1970s I attended primary school in Banda Aceh. I was there because my father was working on an AusAID project to improve education in Indonesia. At the same time, Indonesian education... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
This morning my office attended a briefing by officials of Emergency Management Australia. I thank the Attorney-General and Minister for Human Services for ensuring that local members are being... - Whittlesea Country Music Festival (1 speech)
This weekend we celebrate the exciting Whittlesea Country Music Festival. This annual celebration brings the cream of Australian country music and all things country to the historic township of... - Broadband (1 speech)
As the member for Durack, which covers 63 per cent of Western Australia—about one-quarter of this nation—I rise to speak today about some equity for the bush. We are now listening to... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I would like to commend the efforts of my constituents in Bass for their generosity in donating to the Queensland flood appeal. Many fantastic events have been organised in a short amount of... - Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to talk on dairy pricing, and I do so with a daughter of dairy farmers from Timboon in the gallery. She was a winner of one of the Heywire competitions. I congratulate her on that.... - Skilleroos (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate a Throsby constituent from Port Kembla, Mr Guy Brooks, who has recently been selected to represent the Team Australia Skillaroos at the... - Economy (1 speech)
The men and women of Australia’s small-business community work hard, they take risks and they create jobs right across our economy. They should not be burdened with the unnecessary cost and... - Ms Anne Mann (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a wonderful woman in my electorate, Anne Mann of Oxley. Anne is the founder of the Young at Heart Seniors Group in Erindale. This self-funded group started eight years...
