House debates

Thursday, 16 February 2012

  • Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
    I rise today with a double honour of being a woman and representing the women from my electorate, quite a number of whom, I might warn honourable colleagues, are on their way to Canberra later...
  • Deakin Electorate: Sporting Facilities (1 speech)
    I would like to relate to the House the opening of a wonderful community facility that I attended on 19 November last year, the Heathmont Pavilion—of course in the suburb of...
  • Federal-State Relations: Native Title Compensation (7 speeches)
    I rise this evening to discuss federal-state relations with respect to native title compensation and the Prime Minister's recent response to this issue. By way of background, for over a decade...
  • Mental Health (1 speech)
    I am pleased this evening to be able to provide some details about this government's hit to mental health as it relates to my electorate. We have heard from members on this side the virtues of...
  • Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
    It is often reported that Australia currently has a two-speed economy, but in the electorate of Flynn I believe that we have a three-speed economy. The first tier is going gang busters. The...
  • New South Wales Government (2 speeches)
    It is with some reluctance that I bring this matter to the attention of the House. I only do so because of the overwhelming increase in work within my office. Since the last state election in New...