House debates

Monday, 12 September 2011

  • Economy (4 speeches)
    When we talk about the importance of economic policy, we do not do so because it is an innately interesting thing to do; we talk about it because getting the fundamentals right with the economy...
  • Australian Public Service (1 speech)
    I rise to speak in praise of public sector workers in the ACT and throughout Australia. It was my pleasure recently to attend a roundtable discussion hosted by Slater and Gordon Canberra and the...
  • Western Australia: Infrastructure Funding (6 speeches)
    At the 2007 election, Kevin Rudd promised to maintain the coalition's Regional Partnerships and Sustainable Regions Program and to launch a new Better Regions regional development program....
  • Deakin Electorate: Libraries (1 speech)
    It is a pleasure to speak on tonight's grievance debate. Last Thursday, 8 September, I had the great honour of opening the new library building for Whitehorse City Council in Nunawading, in the...