House debates

Monday, 19 September 2011

  • Adhesive Arachnoiditis (1 speech)
    I rise in this evening's grievance debate to speak about a situation where potentially thousands of Australians contracted the disease adhesive arachnoiditis after receiving a spinal injection of...
  • Steel Industry (1 speech)
    I want to use this grievance debate tonight to talk about recent developments in Australia's manufacturing industry. As members of the House will be aware, the recent announcement of plant...
  • Home Insulation Program (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to speak in this debate and I grieve for my constituent Mrs Pamela Ranks. She recently contacted me about the lack of attention given to her home by the Home Insulation Safety...
  • Education (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to put on the record my support for the government's historic and unequalled reform to the education system of Australia and to discuss the unwarranted and destructive attacks that...
  • Leichhardt Electorate: Insurance Industry (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to express a very serious grievance I have relating to the activities of the insurance industry and what they are doing in my electorate. I have some serious concerns that...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about a matter of importance to my electorate, workplace fairness. Fairness in the workplace is a core value of the Labor Party. This Labor government believe strongly in...