House debates
Monday, 17 September 2012
- Club Rugby (1 speech)
It is my very melancholy obligation—to make good a promise to the member for North Sydney—in informing the House that sadly the Southern Districts Rebels went down 15 to 14 to the... - International Day of Democracy (1 speech)
I rise today to note the fact that Saturday 15 September was the International Day of Democracy, a day set aside by the UN General Assembly to celebrate democracy and remind us that the need to... - Chatterbox Challenge (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Chatterbox Challenge, a challenge thrown out to people around Townsville and around Australia to help raise funds and awareness for people living with disabilities. It... - Protests (1 speech)
I was disgusted by the placard held by one protester in Sydney over the weekend which read, 'Behead those who insult Islam'. This is clearly an incitement to violence, and something I never want... - National Police Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to speak about National Police Remembrance Day, which is held every year on 29 September. The day holds great significance for the police forces in... - Hunter Electorate: Local Rugby League Grand Final (1 speech)
The Grand Final for the 'real NRL' will be played in Newcastle on Sunday. To my great joy my own former club, the club my son plays for and the club my father and brother played for, will contest... - Flynn Electorate: Gregory Mine Closure (1 speech)
Go the Goannas! I would like to extend my sympathy today to those employees affected by the decision to close the Gregory Coal Mine in the Central Highlands region of Flynn. Gregory holds special... - State Liberal Governments (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Premier Campbell Newman's upcoming visit to my home state of Tasmania. It is an interesting choice to have Mr Newman as the keynote speaker at the Tasmanian Liberal Party... - Forrest Electorate: Aged Care Funding Instrument (1 speech)
I want to talk about the changes to the ACFI funding model and what that has done to the small rural and regional aged-care providers in my electorate. This is creating a major problem for those... - John Hargreaves MLA, Canberra Raiders (2 speeches)
It is with great pleasure that I rise today to acknowledge a great Canberran, John Hargreaves, on his retirement from the ACT Legislative Assembly. John was first elected to the assembly in March... - McCarthy, Mr John (2 speeches)
I would like to commend the Mornington Peninsula community for its efforts on the weekend. There was a difficult football championship, respecting the death of a very loved member, John McCarthy....
