House debates

Monday, 21 November 2011

  • Government Programs (3 speeches)
    My grievance tonight is not the member for Herbert being cut off in the most outrageously antidemocratic fashion!
  • Gillard Government (1 speech)
    In contrast with the speech that we have just heard from the member for Mitchell, which exuded a sense of negativity—constant carping negativity—about all the things that cannot be...
  • Bruce Highway (1 speech)
    In light of the fact that we are all about to go on a summer holiday from this place, I suggest we take a little tour—two tours, in fact: one on paper and one in a motor car. I will start...
  • Gillard Government (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to talk about some complex issues that I think are really important. I want to talk about where we are in a parliamentary sense, in a social sense and in a party sense. I want to...
  • Liberal Party (1 speech)
    We are all familiar with the ancient proverb: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Nowhere is this more applicable than in the field of politics. Just recently I came across a...
  • Payday Lenders (2 speeches)
    Last sitting week in the adjournment debate I spoke about the scourge of payday lending affecting low-income Australians. I spoke about the huge profits generated and the massive payments made to...