House debates
Thursday, 26 May 2011
- Armenian Genocide (1 speech)
This year, on 22 April, I attended with the member for Bennelong a function held by the Sydney Armenian community to mark the 96th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Today, as a member of this... - Victorian Government (1 speech)
This morning I had the pleasure of meeting with representatives of the Australian Education Union, and I rise today to show my support for their fight against the 'Failyou' Baillieu Liberal... - Egypt (1 speech)
I call on this parliament, and through it the government, to encourage the new Egyptian administration to foster religious and social tolerance within its borders. Recently, sectarian violence... - Launceston City Council Heritage Awards (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate all of the winners in the recently announced Launceston City Council Heritage Awards. The council's Heritage Advisory Committee started the annual awards in 2008 to... - Gillard Government (1 speech)
It is my melancholy duty to inform the House that the Gillard government has broken another promise. I am not talking about the Prime Minister's claim, 'There will be no carbon tax under a... - Petition: Health and Hospitals (1 speech)
I present a petition on behalf of certain citizens of and visitors to Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, and surrounding areas in relation to improving registered nurses pay and better per-bed... - Oromian Australians (1 speech)
On Saturday 7 May this year, I was privileged to meet with over 200 Australians from Oromia. We met in Flemington in my electorate of Melbourne. Many members of this place may not be aware of the... - F3 to M2 Link (1 speech)
I would like put on record, in light of recent inaccurate comments in this House and in the Central Coast media, my absolute support for the long-awaited F3 to M2 link, and I record the support... - Faust, Mr Sam (1 speech)
On a day when all Queenslanders are justifiably proud of our State of Origin footballers, you could be forgiven for not noticing the fact that they were wearing black arm bands last night. It was... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Today I take this opportunity to bring to the attention of the House of Representatives the growing youth movement for climate change action and the grassroots support for action on climate... - Johnson, Mr Peter and Mrs Rosie (1 speech)
Rosie and Peter Johnson and their three children are your typical Aussie battling family. What sets them apart is that they have been dealt a massive blow with the downturn of our local economy... - National Palliative Care Week (2 speeches)
This morning I attended the National Palliative Care Week breakfast launch. The theme for this year's launch is 'Let's chat about dying', which is a pretty confronting subject but essential to...
