House debates

Thursday, 3 March 2011

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
  • Mallee Electorate: Exceptional Circumstances (1 speech)
    The lifting of exceptional circumstances last Friday by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig, has caused enormous uncertainty across my entire electorate. The...
  • Broadband (1 speech)
    I want to place on the record of this House the importance of the National Broadband Network to the people that I represent in this parliament. The Shortland electorate falls partly in Lake...
  • Middle East (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on a very important topic. The historic reshaping of several Middle Eastern powers in the last couple of weeks and the ongoing issues in that part of the world are timely...
  • Braddon Electorate: Healthy Communities Initiative (1 speech)
    I am very happy to talk about a move to turn around the health and wellbeing of my patch on the north-west coast of Tassie. Unfortunately my region does not have good health indicators. Indeed, a...
  • Youth Allowance (5 speeches)
    I rise to table a nationwide petition signed by just some of those who so strongly oppose the Labor government’s discrimination against students who, by the use of arbitrary lines by the...
  • Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about an important event that is happening on Sunday, 6 March across this country: Clean Up Australia Day. This is an important event, one that I am sure many, if not all,...