House debates
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
- Earl, Mr Don (1 speech)
What do all these men have in common: Bill Hayden, Dr Peter Hollingworth, Sir Guy Green, William Cox, Peter Underwood, Tim Fischer, Wilson Tuckey, Jeff Kennett, Lindsay Fox, Sir James Hardy,... - National Reconciliation Week (1 speech)
This week is National Reconciliation Week and there are many wonderful community coming-together events all over the country and particularly in my seat of Page. At Yamba market on Sunday I... - Swan Electorate: Swan River Infrastructure (1 speech)
The electorate of Swan takes its name after the Swan River, and Swan is an electorate with boundaries on three sides consisting of the Swan and the Canning rivers. Mr Randall interjecting—... - Robertson Electorate: Peninsula Links Day (1 speech)
I rise this evening to highlight a fantastic community networking event I had the pleasure of attending in my electorate of Robertson on 17 May. This was the second annual Peninsula Links Day.... - Wright Electorate (1 speech)
I rise tonight to advise the House about the diversity of my seat, the seat of Wright, starting from Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast through to the bottom of the Toowoomba range. Within that seat of... - McEwen Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program, McEwen Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
Supporting your child to pursue their sporting dreams is a major commitment. It is not only a commitment of love and time—especially being the taxi—but of finances. The Local Sporting... - Economy (1 speech)
Those opposite accuse the coalition of negativity and of lacking the policies of a stable and able-handed alternative government. I remind the House that the coalition offers nothing but... - Holt Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
In February this year I spoke of those who labour to make my community and our neighbourhood a better place—those who are often unrecognised for the work they do and the sacrifices that... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak about some welcome news in the aged-care sector in my electorate of Calare. I was pleased to learn last week that a new aged-care residential facility will be built in Orange,... - Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund (1 speech)
Last month, on 27 April, I was very fortunate to have a visit from Senator Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers. She came out to announce a wonderful funding program... - Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
The carbon tax is a complete shambles. I will repeat that: the carbon tax is a complete shambles. This is a statement which comes from a small business operator in my electorate. It is a fairly... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
One year ago I stood in this House and spoke in dismay of yet another scandal involving Australia's live export trade. On that occasion it was in Indonesia. People were not only people shocked by... - Killen, Hon. Richard Weir (1 speech)
It is with sadness that the Nationals have lost one of the party's finest, with the passing yesterday of the Hon. Richard Killen at the age of 81 years. Richard Killen was Chairman of the...
