House debates
Monday, 4 July 2011
- Electorate of Swan: Great Eastern Highway (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise today to talk about the celebration of the commencement of the Great Eastern Highway, an important road in my electorate of Swan. The celebration of the... - Great Eastern Highway, Homelessness (1 speech)
This government prides itself on delivering on its commitments, including those in parts of the country where the need for road infrastructure is great. This federal government now injects more... - Hendra Virus (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight this government's incompetence in tackling the potentially fatal disease Hendra virus. It was firstly identified in Hendra in Brisbane. Hendra virus is a major problem... - Blair Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
The federal Labor government recognises that, despite improvements in the labour market, at the national level some regions continue to experience considerable difficulties. One such region is... - Boothby Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
South Road is an important infrastructure issue and a long saga in my electorate. In 2005, the RAA of South Australia announced their vision for South Road, which was to have 22 kilometres of... - Page Electorate: Lismore Lantern Parade (2 speeches)
I want to congratulate Ms Jyllie Jackson, the CEO and Artistic Director of LightnUp Inc., which organises Lismore's hugely successful lantern parade. On Saturday, 25 June I attended what was the... - Member for Bennelong: 60th Birthday Celebrations (1 speech)
The electorate of Bennelong hosted a range of dignitaries on Saturday night: many diplomats, colleagues and Australian legends gathered to celebrate my 60th birthday, which is the oldest I have... - Sheedy, Mr Anthony (1 speech)
For the past two years, staff in my electorate office have been joined by a volunteer to help with filing and mail-outs. Anthony Sheedy had limited job skills in the formal sense but a great... - Cowan Electorate: Development (1 speech)
Many of the suburbs in the electorate of Cowan are relatively recent in their establishment. These new areas were for many years market gardens or vineyards. Over recent history, the market... - Australian Greens (2 speeches)
Today is the first day of the new-look Senate. I welcome the new senators to this august building, but I want to respond to several political threats that have been made against me by Senator Bob...
