House debates
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
- Fishing Industry (1 speech)
Tonight I stand in defence of the five million recreational fishing people in Australia. The recreational fishing industry is worth conservatively around $10 billion to our national economy.... - Griffith Electorate: Bus Services (1 speech)
The business of government is largely about the delivery of government services. I rise this evening to speak about the decline in the delivery of basic state government services, which has... - Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (1 speech)
I recently met representatives from a fertility and stem cell research company, Genea, who brought to my attention the extraordinary difficulties faced by couples with serious genetic disorders... - Interfaith Dialogue (1 speech)
On Wednesday, 6 March, I hosted an interfaith forum at the Ingle Farm Recreation Centre in the Makin electorate. The forum was attended by about 200 people, including religious and community... - Northern Territory (1 speech)
In these halls many comment that in the Territory we do things differently. This is true—it is our badge of honour. You cannot fit a square peg in a round hole; that is the way it has... - National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (1 speech)
On 15 March 2013, schools across Australia will celebrate the third annual National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, an initiative of governments and schools across the country... - Small Business (1 speech)
Small businesses employ almost half the total number of private sector employees. Regrettably, in our country we currently have a federal government that constantly ignores and refuses to listen... - keys2drive (1 speech)
On 25 February, I had the great pleasure of the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon. Catherine King, coming out to my electorate of Deakin to celebrate a milestone... - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1 speech)
I rise tonight to offer my congratulations and support to the new ACCC Chairman, Mr Sims, on some of the comments he has made which have been a refreshing change from the last 10 years of the... - Floods (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about floods, and in particular two floods that have had a devastating impact on sections of the New South Wales mid-north coast community, and a bureaucratic process that... - Voices of Outer Suburbs Campaign (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a great initiative which will be an important vehicle and a voice for people living in the outer suburbs of Australia's major cities, including people living in... - Bonner Electorate: Carindale Post Office (1 speech)
I rise tonight to advise the House of the recently announced plans by Australia Post to relocate its Carindale Post Office, which is in my electorate of Bonner. The post office is currently... - Regional Australia (2 speeches)
I rise to raise my concern that regional Australia does not have an authentic regional voice within this current government's cabinet. Despite the recent reshuffle of the ministry, it is alarming...
