House debates

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

  • RAAF Medical Air Evacuation Transport Units (1 speech)
    I rise this morning to honour a group of courageous, formidable and extraordinary women whose stories have not often been recorded in our history books, but who nonetheless played an important...
  • Walsh, Mr Sean Francis Morrough , Crouch, Mr John , Radisich, Ms Jaye Amber, MP (1 speech)
    In my capacity as the member for Perth, it is my sad duty to make some remarks today about the recent passing of three stalwart members of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor...
  • 100th Anniversary of the Farmers and Settlers Association (1 speech)
    Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the forerunner of the Nationals: a Farmers and Settlers Association was formed on 28 March 1912 in Perth. A year later the...
  • World Down Syndrome Day (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge that today is World Down Syndrome Day. The reason that 21 March is World Down Syndrome Day is that 21/3 represents the three copies of chromosome 21, which is unique...
  • Forrest Electorate: Busselton (1 speech)
    I am proud to announce that my electorate of Forrest is home to Western Australia's newest city. The future of the city of Busselton shines very brightly. When Busselton officially celebrated its...
  • Kempsey District Hospital Redevelopment (1 speech)
    Thanks to more money going to regional and rural hospitals in this 43rd Parliament than ever before from the Commonwealth, lobbying is now in full swing within the mid-North Coast local health...
  • McPherson Electorate: McPherson Community Achiever Awards (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to speak today about the McPherson Community Achiever Awards which I hosted last year and am hosting again this year. It was one of my top priorities upon my election to each...
  • Clarendon Vale Child and Family Centre (1 speech)
    I would like to talk about an opening that I attended in my electorate last Friday with our Premier, Lara Giddings. It was the opening of the new child and family centre in Clarence Plains, in...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Pollie Pedal (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about a great Australian charity event, sponsored by a great Bennelong business. The annual Pollie Pedal is a cycling event started in 1998 by several federal and state...
  • Petrie Electorate: National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (2 speeches)
    I rise today to congratulate the students and teachers of Southern Cross Catholic College at Scarborough, who on Friday joined with me in standing up and saying 'No way!' to bullying in our...