House debates
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
- International Development Assistance (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak on behalf of my constituents and the people of Australia in regard to the future direction of this country's foreign aid program. At a time of economic uncertainty,... - Holt Electorate (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a suburb in my electorate that many people unfairly label. A neighbouring suburb of Dandenong was recently labelled by The Punch as one of the top 10 bogan places in... - Australasian Order of Old Bastards (2 speeches)
It is with great pleasure that I rise today to honour a select group of community minded people within my electorate who, for want of a better phrase, are a bunch of great old bastards. The group... - Southern Sudan (1 speech)
This Saturday the world will welcome the 193rd country to the international community. Southern Sudan will be the youngest African nation when it is officially inaugurated on 9 July in its... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
I rise today to address the most dangerous issue facing Australia right now: the Labor-Greens carbon tax. Australians in the majority do not want this tax which will clean out their wallets and... - Green, Mr Trevor, Amedee, Mr Gary, Economy (1 speech)
I congratulate the Clarence Valley Town Crier, Trevor Green, who, in the words of our local paper the Daily Examiner,has 'cleaned up at the 21st National Town Crier Championships in Maryborough... - Sri Lanka (1 speech)
I am compelled to respond and make some observations in relation to the Channel 4 video which was shown on Four Corners last Monday night in relation to the final days and hours of the Sri Lankan... - Cunningham Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity in the adjournment debate tonight to address an area of particular importance to my region, and I acknowledge that the member for Paterson preceded me earlier in... - Vietnam: Montagnards (1 speech)
Today I speak of the oppression and the persecution of the Montagnard people who live in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Prior to the Vietnam War, the Montagnards lived in hill tribe societies... - Petition: Medical Workforce, Petition: Carbon Pricing and Murray-Darling River System (1 speech)
I rise this evening to present two petitions. The first petition of 13,828 citizens asks the House to ensure that medical research remains properly funded and is resourced into the future. The... - Bradfield Electorate: Foreign Investment (1 speech)
Last week I held a community meeting in my electorate and one of the issues that was raised by a number of people present was concern about the purchase by Chinese interests of agricultural land,... - Egypt: Coptic Christians, Chifley Electorate: Health and Wellbeing (1 speech)
Recently, during a visit of my mobile office to Woodcroft, I was approached by a number of community members from the Australian and Egyptian Coptic seniors, including Mr Wadi Botros from...
