House debates

Thursday, 20 September 2012

  • Carbon Pricing (20 speeches)
    I have received a letter from the honourable member for Flinders proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The adverse impact of the...
  • Sydney Protests (1 speech)
    I want to make some comments about the events in Sydney on the past weekend that saw a demonstration against a video insulting the prophet Mohammad degenerate into a violent rampage that not only...
  • Sturt Electorate: Druze Community (1 speech)
    It is a pleasure to be speaking on the adjournment rather than in the full flight of question time, which is not always as easy and pleasant as speaking on the adjournment. But, tonight,...
  • Norfolk Island, Taxation (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about Norfolk Island, which is part of the electoral division of Canberra. In particular, I want to talk about the benefits that Norfolk Islanders are missing out on by not being...
  • Aged-Care Funding (1 speech)
    Over the months, I have been meeting with aged-care service providers in O'Connor and Western Australia generally. This has included various meetings and correspondence with Julie Christensen,...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program: Laburnum Primary School (2 speeches)
    This afternoon I would like to talk about yet another great local delivery of a new school building under the federal government's Building the Education Revolution program. This one was at a...