House debates

Thursday, 29 November 2012

  • Stirling Electorate: Balga Early Learning Centre (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate the Salvation Army Balga Early Learning Centre on its recent achievement of receiving the highest rating possible under the National Quality Framework for Early...
  • Grayndler Electorate: Father Joachim Rego (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate Father Joachim Rego from the parish of St Brigid's Marrickville in my electorate of Grayndler for his election in Rome at the Superior General of the Passionist Order...
  • Bushcare (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the topic of Bushcare in Bradfield and the importance of caring for native bush. The electorate of Bradfield is very fortunate in that almost everybody in the electorate lives...
  • Cafferkey, Ms Sarah (1 speech)
    It is with great sadness that I rise today to reflect on the murder of one of my constituents, young Sarah Cafferkey of Bacchus Marsh. Sarah's mother Noelle describes Sarah as a happy, bubbly...
  • Tourism (1 speech)
    I raise an issue of national importance that will affect our national interest. By that I mean the tourism and hospitality industry, which employs nearly one million Australians and produces $95...
  • Exports (1 speech)
    Good morning, colleagues. My region is well known for its many excellent business enterprises, and three of those businesses were selected recently as national finalists for the prestigious...
  • Riverina Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
    I rise today to say that last Friday I had the absolute pleasure to officially open the Temora Medical Complex in Hoskins Street. This was the realisation of a six-year dream for Temora, and...
  • Middle East (1 speech)
    I rise to mark the importance of today being the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, as mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1978. The day marks an occasion and an...
  • Australia Post (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the circumstances of the Wanneroo post office in my electorate of Cowan. This is not the first time that I have spoken on the Wanneroo post office, its inadequacies and its...
  • Type 1 Diabetes (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge two very special young people who are battling type 1 diabetes, Tess Macartney and Nici Cairney. They have come to Parliament House this week as part of Kids in the House...