House debates

Thursday, 13 September 2012

  • Centrelink (1 speech)
    I rise to raise the issue of excessive waiting times in my constituents' experience when attempting to phone Centrelink. The issue affects a huge proportion of my electorate, particularly elderly...
  • Grayndler Electorate: Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards (1 speech)
    Just over a week ago, I had the honour of meeting Justin Kwon, a year 5 student at St Vincents Primary School in Ashfield. Justin's passion for prose saw him take out a top spot in the Dorothea...
  • Centrelink (1 speech)
    Very inspiring, the last presentation. But today I want to raise a very important issue relating to injury compensation payments and subsequent Centrelink payments. My Hinkler electorate office...
  • Fowler Electorate: Young Adults Disabled Association (1 speech)
    I rise this morning to talk about the wonderful work of the Young Adults Disabled Association, better known as YADA. YADA is a charitable organisation that provides a range of recreational and...
  • Longman Electorate: Dragons Abreast Bribie Island (1 speech)
    I rise today to share information about the great work of one of the local community groups in my electorate. Dragons Abreast Bribie Island is a group of ladies who regularly get together to...
  • Corio Electorate: Reading Recovery (1 speech)
    As a parent who knows the utter joy of hearing one's child read their first tentative words from the page of a book, I also very much understand the importance of catching early those children...
  • R U OK? Day (1 speech)
    Today is R U OK? Day. I want to encourage all parliamentarians to speak up and ask the important questions. Often we do not stop to think of the people around us and check that they are actually...
  • Radioactive Waste (1 speech)
    I rise to express my outrage at the very poor treatment that the residents of Western Sydney are receiving from the New South Wales Liberals. We have seen in the last couple of days these...
  • Macquarie Electorate: Blue Mountains Cancer Help (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about a fantastic not-for-profit organisation in my electorate. Blue Mountains Cancer Help is an organisation that is dedicated to supporting people diagnosed with cancer in...
  • Conservative Policies (2 speeches)
    Euripides said: 'Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.' Surveying the conservative movement in Australia these last weeks, one recognises the truth of that ancient wisdom. The...