House debates

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

  • Water (1 speech)
    I was visited yesterday by Ric Bull and Sara Hourigan, from Water for Rivers, which is delivering water savings with community, commercial and environmental benefits. Unfortunately, Water for...
  • Road Safety (1 speech)
    Reports from the United States show that electronic stability control reduces the risk of single-vehicle crashes by about 40 per cent and crashes of four-wheel-drive and sports utility vehicles...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    I did have something prepared to discuss in the three minutes I have today, but something happened in question time that I just cannot let go. In response to a question today from the shadow...
  • Cunningham Electorate: Health (1 speech)
    I want to report to the House on two important community health initiatives that occurred in my electorate in recent weeks. First of all, on Thursday, 7 March, I was very pleased to join with 17...
  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    I rise to once again bring to the attention of the House something that I found very interesting. In today's Northern Territory News, senior journalist Nigel Adlam uncovered new interruptions...
  • Ballarat Electorate: Tourism (5 speeches)
    It is great to follow the member for Solomon, who was extolling the virtues of speeding up the rollout of the NBN in the Northern Territory, which I find somewhat unusual. In recent weeks I have...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Ride to Conquer Cancer 2013 (2 speeches)
    My community is filled with passionate, committed individuals who enrich our collective lives through their dedicated work in local community organisations. One of these individuals in my...
  • Age Pension, Clean Energy Supplement (2 speeches)
    Thank you. I am very pleased to talk about how the federal Labor government is delivering for pensioners right across the country—particularly this week, as we are delivering to around 3.5...