House debates

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

  • Maranoa Electorate: Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge the wonderful contribution of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which they make and have made for such a long time across rural and remote parts of Australia. Earlier this...
  • Page Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
    I want to raise the issue of coal seam gas and what is happening in my area. What issue would bring together a children's TV character—that is, dirtgirl from dirtgirlworldthe Presentation...
  • Canning Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    I wish to raise the issue of an uncompleted BER project in my electorate, at Ocean Road Primary School. The expected completion date was before the end of 2010 for the new early learning centre...
  • Braham, Mr William (1 speech)
    It is an honour for me to pay tribute to a tireless community advocate from my electorate of Hindmarsh who sadly passed away recently, Mr William Braham. He will be missed by all. He was a very...
  • McPherson Electorate: Uniting Church (1 speech)
    There are many wonderful people in my electorate of McPherson and today I would like to acknowledge two very special people, George and Mildred Hohl. Mildred Hohl is 96 years old and George...
  • Foreign Ownership, Economy (5 speeches)
    Qantas has announced further cutbacks to their maintenance staff. We have a government in power in Australia that do not seem to have any interest whatsoever in the fact that Qantas is being...
  • Pond, Ms Kristy (1 speech)
    I rise to mark the achievement of an extraordinary constituent in my electorate, Ms Kristy Pond. Born prematurely with cerebral palsy and other significant health issues requiring long-term,...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Nepean Athletics Club (1 speech)
    I recently had the pleasure of attending the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Nepean Athletics Club at St Marys Band Club. Nepean Athletics has a long and proud history in my local community....
  • Flynn Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Today I want to talk about a looming problem with the telecommunications connections in my electorate, especially in the city of Gladstone. Unfortunately, there is no solution in sight. There is...
  • National Heart Foundation (2 speeches)
    This morning the Parliamentary Heart Foundation and Stroke Foundation Friendship Group had a breakfast here in Parliament House. It was a very successful breakfast. Dr Lyn Roberts, the CEO of...