House debates

Thursday, 7 July 2011

  • Morrison, Abbey Rose (1 speech)
    Today is a very special day for one of my constituents, and in fact she is a constituent of my own household who joins us in the gallery today. Abbey Rose Morrison today turns four. It is a very...
  • Malaysia (1 speech)
    Elections are the best way we have yet devised to choose representatives of the people, and to hold leaders accountable. Malaysia has a parliamentary system, one that has now functioned for more...
  • Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    On Sunday there will be a lot of discussion, and in fact Labor members are reported to have been prepared with a household-by-household analysis in their electorates of the impact of the Labor...
  • Small Business (1 speech)
    This federal Labor government is helping small business. My area—Ipswich and the Somerset region—was flooded and under the Small Business Advisory Service's natural disaster...
  • Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    Traditionally Sunday in Australia is a day of rest—a day for going to church, mowing the lawn, tending the garden and spending time with your kids. But this Sunday will be known as sell-out...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Ryde Lantern Club (1 speech)
    Last week, the Ryde Lantern Club in my electorate of Bennelong celebrated 45 years of service. Volunteer workers at the Ryde Lantern Club raised funds for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind...
  • Donovan, Ms Ricki Lee (2 speeches)
    This Saturday last, five local councils from the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven communities got together to recognise community driven leaders from local Aboriginal communities....
  • Wright Electorate (1 speech)
    I rise to inform the nation and the House of the resilience that the people in my electorate have shown in recent months. Earlier this year in January, we were disastrously impacted by the floods...
  • Bass Electorate: WIN Television (2 speeches)
    I rise in the House to raise the issue of WIN Television axing its weekend news service for Tasmania. The decision to cut news has cost jobs, including a vital camera position in Northern...