House debates

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

  • Woolgoolga and District Retirement Village (1 speech)
    I rise today to recognise those associated with the Woolgoolga and District Retirement Village. On 10 March I had the opportunity to join people from the community at an open day at the village....
  • Blair Electorate: Election Commitments (1 speech)
    After the coalition failed to send a shadow minister to my electorate during the last federal campaign and made no funding commitments for my electorate at the last federal campaign and opposed...
  • Military Pensions (1 speech)
    I rise today to support the opposition leader's commitment to change the indexation for our veterans and provide fair indexation for the recipients of the Defence Force Retirement Benefits Scheme...
  • Aviation (1 speech)
    I again want to refer to the report from the Joint study on aviation capacity for the Sydney region, which was released by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon. Anthony...
  • Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    A breath of fresh air came through with the Age newspaper this morning when the Baillieu government announced it will be looking to allocate further areas of brown coal for use in the brown coal...
  • Anzac Day (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to be able to speak this afternoon to reflect on matters in the lead-up to Anzac Day next month. This is a day when we reflect on the commitment and the sacrifices made by...
  • Cowan Electorate: Constituency Matters (1 speech)
    I would like to raise four areas of concern for my constituents within the electorate of Cowan. I am very pleased that I have had the opportunity and I continue to have the opportunity to work...
  • Barry, Mr Phil (1 speech)
    I rise to remember Phil Barry who, sadly, passed away on 28 December 2011. Phil was a very well-known and very well-regarded local in the town of Balaklava and, of course, was CEO of Wakefield...
  • Solomon Electorate: World's Greatest Shave (3 speeches)
    I rise to speak about a great health-in-community initiative that took place in my electorate of Solomon over the weekend, the World's Greatest Shave. Many Territorians braved the clippers at...
  • Belmont Wetlands State Park (2 speeches)
    Today I rise to talk about the Belmont Wetlands State Park. It is an area that has been subject to mining over a long period. It has been mined above the ground and under the ground. It has been...