House debates
Monday, 13 February 2012
- Child Care (1 speech)
I rise to express my concern at changes that the government has made to child care under the National Quality Framework. As of 1 January this year, childcare operators had to reduce their... - Twenty20 Cricket (1 speech)
I rise today to mention Twenty20 cricket in Tasmania. The inaugural Twenty20 interstate competition was an outstanding success with record sell-out crowds attending matches at Blundstone Oval in... - Hendra Virus (1 speech)
The humble flying fox is still creating havoc in my electorate, including the townships of Gayndah, Tannum Sands and Gladstone. The Hendra virus has claimed at least four human deaths, numerous... - Canberra Electorate: 'South Side Rocks' campaign (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a very important issue: something that needs to be settled right here, right now. Today the south side is striking back against scurrilous claims made last week by the... - Hughes Electorate: Fuel Prices (1 speech)
I rise to speak for the motorists of the electorate of Hughes, who last week were slugged overnight when LPG prices jumped 12c, or almost 20 per cent. Yesterday, we had an analysis released by... - Syria (1 speech)
More than 6,000 people—civilians—in Syria have met their deaths at the hands of a brutal government led by Bashar al-Assad. It is very regrettable that China and Russia combined at... - Wright Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the winners of the recent 2012 Australia Day awards in my electorate. My electorate is made up of different areas somewhat geographically separated from each other, so I... - Kingston Electorate (1 speech)
I rise today to raise my concerns about last week's decision of the Development Assessment Commission to approve car park fees at Westfield Marion shopping centre. As do many people in my... - Fly-in Fly-out Workers (1 speech)
I rise to speak about one of the little known ramifications of the syndrome of fly-in fly-out workers, a syndrome that prevails throughout the Western Australian Pilbara, which is in my... - National Multicultural Festival (2 speeches)
I would like to congratulate the ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Joy Birch, for the National Multicultural Festival held over the past weekend. The festival was the biggest and best ever....
