House debates
Monday, 21 May 2012
- Ryan Electorate: Return Serve Program (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a not-for-profit organisation doing amazing things for the community in the Ryan electorate. Return Serve is a not-for-profit tennis organisation, which facilitates... - Bass Electorate: St Giles Society (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a local disability provider in my electorate of Bass, St Giles. I recently had the great pleasure of making the pre-budget announcement of $6.8 million for paediatric... - Practice Incentives Program (1 speech)
I have recently been contacted by the directors of the Biloela Medical Centre regarding their concerns over the lengthy delay in payments under the Practice Incentives Program. Biloela is a key... - Cheedy, Mr Ned (1 speech)
I rise today in tribute to Yindjibarndi elder and custodian, Mr Cheedy, who died on 1 April 2012 at the great age of 105. With his long life, Mr Cheedy beat all the odds that have been stacked... - Mental Health (1 speech)
I would like to raise a very serious issue about mental health in my home state of South Australia. We would all have heard the grand statements about national health reform that were made by the... - Wheatley, Ms Joyce (1 speech)
I want to draw the attention of the House to the sad passing of Joyce Elise Wheatley. Joyce died on Tuesday last week at age 74 after a long illness. Joyce was a Labor legend, a lifetime member... - National Youth Week (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the National Youth Week celebrations in my electorate. National Youth Week is celebrated each year in Macarthur to recognise the positive contributions made by young... - Lymphoma (1 speech)
On 27 April a group of intrepid cyclists set off from the Sydney Opera House and rode to Parliament House to raise awareness about lymphoma, Australia's No. 1 blood cancer. The gruelling... - Boothby Electorate: Flinders Centre of Innovation in Cancer (1 speech)
I was very pleased on 26 April to attend the opening of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer. This has been part of the long-term vision of the Flinders Medical Centre, and I want to pay... - St Hilliers (3 speeches)
A very competitive German once said that history repeats itself—first time as tragedy, second time as farce. Karl Marx was wrong about very many things but, if he was looking at the recent...
