House debates

Monday, 18 June 2012

  • Mobile Phone Towers (1 speech)
    I rise today to bring to the attention of the House a great example of how the Bonner local community came together, with bipartisan help from all levels of government, to achieve a balanced...
  • Local Sporting Champions Grants (1 speech)
    First of all, I want to wish Mary Hewitt, who turned a remarkable 100 years young on 16 June, a very happy birthday. I want to talk about Local Sporting Champions grants recipients in my...
  • Midland Information, Debt and Legal Advocacy Service (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate a local non-government organisation in the community of Midland, the Midland Information, Debt and Legal Advocacy Service, which is more commonly known as MIDLAS. It...
  • El Dana, Mrs Faten (1 speech)
    On behalf of this parliament, I would like to congratulate Faten El Dana of Mount Pritchard on receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List this...
  • Nambucca Show (1 speech)
    I recently had the pleasure and privilege of attending the 100th Nambucca Show at the Macksville Showground. I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all those who have worked so...
  • National Financial Literacy Strategy (1 speech)
    As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, financial literacy falls into my portfolio area and I believe it is one of the most important areas of work for me. The government's National...
  • Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
    Today, I rise to voice my disgust at Labor's 2012-13 federal budget cuts of $5.5 billion from Defence over the forward estimates. Despite Labor's rhetoric, these cuts will have a long-term impact...
  • Grasso, Mr Douglas (1 speech)
    Hudson Park Primary School is located in Girrawheen, a suburb in Cowan. For most of its existence it was known as Girrawheen Primary School, but it was in recent times renamed Hudson Park. The...
  • Geelong Mayoral Election (2 speeches)
    Australia's future broadband was an issue that was a big part of the 2010 federal election. In the 2007 election, Work Choices loomed large. In the 2010 Victorian election, health and education...