House debates
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Longman Electorate (1 speech)
Today marks two years since the people of my community entrusted me to be their federal member of parliament. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the good people of my electorate for... - Hunter Electorate: Coal Transport (1 speech)
I am eternally grateful to the government for providing the equity required to allow the Australian Rail Track Corporation to invest $1.2 billion in the upgrade of the coal chain going to... - Regional Australia: Spatial Accounting (1 speech)
For some reason, some still refer to the members for Lyne and New England as Independents—joke! During the member for Lyne's painful speech, Mr Oakeshott boldly proclaimed: We believe in... - Lebanon, Cyprus (1 speech)
I recently visited Lebanon and Cyprus, where I held meetings with senior government officials to discuss transport infrastructure and joint business opportunities, and to further improve what are... - Taxation (1 speech)
Last week I received a letter from a constituent, Mr Paul Korczak-Krzeczowski, on behalf of his 10-year-old son, Aaron. In this letter—which was sent to the Minister for Families, Community... - Adelaide Electorate: Meals on Wheels (1 speech)
We come to this parliament, no matter what electorate we represent, no matter where our constituency resides, knowing that we represent communities who are supported by thousands of volunteers... - Health Warnings (1 speech)
I want to applaud the Attorney-General for her success in recently being able to implement a policy to put plain packaging on cigarettes. I do not think there are many thinking Australians who... - Taxation (1 speech)
I want to talk today about GST. As many people in this place know, I am the member for Franklin and a very loyal Tasmanian indeed. Tasmanians are feeling a little bit under attack from coalition... - Local Government (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to talk about the impact of the forced amalgamations of local councils which were forced on Queensland by the previous Labor government. I welcome a change of... - Wyndham, Mr Cyril (2 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to a distinguished former national secretary of the ALP, Mr Cyril Wyndham, who died recently aged 82. He died on 2 July this year, at Newcastle. Cyril was born in London,...
