House debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
- World Down Syndrome Day (1 speech)
Today is World Down Syndrome Day and I would like to commend a group of parents in my electorate who have dedicated their lives to supporting families living with Down syndrome in Macarthur. The... - Kingston Electorate: Hackham West School (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Hackham West R-7 School in my electorate for their commitment to helping people with leukaemia through the World's Greatest Shave. This was brought to my... - Rabbit Plague (1 speech)
As this is the second last sitting day before Easter, I take this opportunity not only to wish members a safe, happy and meaningful Easter but to raise an important and re-emerging threat to our... - France: Toulouse Tragedy (1 speech)
I mourn the deaths in Toulouse, France of four innocent people—Rabbi Jonathan Sandler, his daughter Gabrielle Sandler, age 4, Arieh Sandler, age 5, and Miriam Monsonego, the daughter of the... - Harmony Day 2012 (1 speech)
I also add my condolences. March 21 is Harmony Day, a day when all Australians celebrate our cultural diversity, and it is also the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial... - Petition: Sri Lanka (1 speech)
I rise to table a petition on the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The petition read as follows— To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of... - Hall, Mr Lincoln, OAM (1 speech)
I inform the House that, at the age of 56, Lincoln Hall passed away this morning from mesothelioma. Lincoln Hall was one of Australia's foremost mountaineers and he was a friend. He was left to... - Harmony Day 2012, Central Coast Mariners (1 speech)
Today is Harmony Day and the theme of this year's celebration focuses on the positive influence that sport has in our multicultural nation. So I am delighted to rise today to recognise the... - Jordan, Mr Frank (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the life of Frank Jordan, vice-patron and life member of the Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club, Olympian at the Helsinki games, founding father of the Cronulla Sutherland... - Bass Electorate: Small Business (2 speeches)
I rise to congratulate a family in the north-east region of my electorate of Bass—Michael and Raylene Taylor. Michael and Raylene own and operate a specialist service that provides...
