House debates
Thursday, 12 May 2011
- Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival (1 speech)
It was my pleasure to attend on Sunday, 1 May the annual Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival at Gladysdale Primary School. I want to pay tribute to the Gladysdale Primary School principal, Garry... - RSPCA Million Paws Walk (1 speech)
This morning I attended the national launch of the RSPCA Million Paws Walk for 2011 at the Hounds on the Hill event together with many parliamentary colleagues, including my fellow co-chair of... - Cyclone Yasi (1 speech)
How can the Gillard Labor government publicly boast about helping Cyclone Yasi victims recover when it is hindering the recovery efforts and holding back money from so many businesses in... - Easter Sunday Trading (1 speech)
Today I wish to present a petition, which has been through the Petitions Committee and is in order, signed by over 180 people in Victoria objecting to Easter Sunday becoming another day for the... - New South Wales Floods (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the plight of the residents of western and central New South Wales in my electorate who have been severely discriminated against by the Gillard Labor government. Despite the... - Quakers Hill: Mobile Phone Tower (1 speech)
I rise on behalf of residents in my electorate of Greenway who strongly oppose Telstra's proposal to build a 28.5 metre mobile phone tower in Quakers Hill. On Monday evening, a group of... - Faust, Mr Sam (1 speech)
Sam Faust is a North Queensland man and Proserpine junior. He is married and has three beautiful little girls. He was a full-time professional Rugby League player with the mighty North Queensland... - Geale, Mr Daniel (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge a Tasmanian who has reached the pinnacle of his profession. Daniel Geale won the IBF world middleweight title in a split decision over Germany's Sebastian Sylvester on 8... - Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
We are now two weeks into the official dry season, which means the weather is perfect and there is a lot of activity in my electorate of Solomon, including the Mindil and Palmerston markets now... - Loneliness (1 speech)
A recent article in the Australian noted that one in four Australians suffer from loneliness as a serious problem. In fact, loneliness is one of the fastest-growing contemporary issues in modern... - Government Regulation (2 speeches)
The Rudd-Gillard government seems to think there is no problem that cannot be fixed by more regulation. Despite a promise of one in, one out the Rudd-Gillard government is damned by its own...
