House debates
Monday, 10 September 2012
- McCarthy, Mr John, Small Business (1 speech)
I too pass on my condolences to John McCarthy's family, his partner, the players, his friends and the extended group of people whose lives he touched. I understand he was part of the Peninsula... - School Funding (1 speech)
I rise today to strongly condemn the New South Wales Liberal government's recent threat to significantly cut funding for independent and Catholic schools in New South Wales. This radical $66.7... - Bonner Electorate: Mount Gravatt Men's Shed (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise tonight to acknowledge and thank the members and committee of the Mount Gravatt Men's Shed for the support they give to the men in my community of Bonner.... - Lyons Electorate: Norske Skog Boyer Paper Mill (1 speech)
Today was another important milestone in the history of an industry that is very important in my electorate. The Boyer paper mill is currently trading under the name of Norske Skog, a... - Farrer Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about telecommunications in my electorate of Farrer. I would like to say that this is going to be a good news story about telecommunications in all of Australia, but sadly... - Gower, Major General Steve AO AO(Mil) (Ret.) (1 speech)
I rise tonight to honour a distinguished Australian who has recently retired from a significant position at one of our great cultural institutions, and that is Major General Steve Gower, who has... - Durack Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise this evening to highlight the negative impact of this federal Labor government and the predicament suffered by the constituents of Durack, together with national and international... - Fisheries (1 speech)
On the day parliament last sat in August, I urged the government not to approve the super trawler Margiris fishing in Australian waters. Since I spoke the Minister for Sustainability,... - Fadden Electorate: Biggera Waters State School Fete (1 speech)
I was delighted to attend on the weekend the Biggera Waters school fete in the great electorate of Fadden. The fete is the school's largest single fundraiser and is held biannually. It was... - Telstra (1 speech)
I am still struggling to understand how Telstra can continue with its plan to close its Lismore call centre, which is based in Goonellabah, axing 116 jobs. I recently spoke in this place about... - Hasluck Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the serious lack of broadband services in my electorate of Hasluck and to speak about the efforts to bring them to the government's attention, particularly the... - Suicide (1 speech)
I rise tonight to comment on a pretty profound and provocative program on this evening's Four Cornersprogram entitled There is No 3G in Heaven. The telecasting of it coincides with World Suicide...
