House debates

Thursday, 20 June 2013

  • Petition: Level Crossings (2 speeches)
    While historically Melbourne has benefited from thoughtful planning, there remain 172 level crossings within the metropolitan area in comparison to only eight in Sydney. Many of these crossings...
  • Charlton Electorate: Education (1 speech)
    Mr Deputy Speaker, you will be pleased to learn that a few weeks ago I opened the Morisset High School salon. The school has invested its own funds to build a hairdressing salon and to employ a...
  • Petition: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
    Whilst a struggling Melbourne has benefited from thoughtful planning, there remain 172 level crossings within the metropolitan area, in comparison with only eight in Sydney. Many of these...
  • Charlton Electorate: Education (3 speeches)
    You will be pleased to learn that a few weeks ago I opened the Morisset High School salon. The school has invested its own funds to build a hairdressing salon and to employ a TAFE teacher. By the...
  • Stirling Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
    Since being elected as the federal member for Stirling in 2004, I have regularly met with constituents, local community groups and local businesses in an effort to maintain a perspective on what...
  • St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout (1 speech)
    The member for Hinkler has just informed me he will rise to speak in a minute on the passing of Mr Bernie Johnson from his electorate. In anticipation of the remarks that he will make, I would...
  • Solomon Electorate: Sport (2 speeches)
    I rise today to acknowledge the latest recipients of the Solomon local sporting grants. We were very fortunate to have an additional round of funds made available to us, which means that we were...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Radioactive Waste (1 speech)
    Last Thursday, over 120 local residents in my community gathered at the St Marys Memorial Hall to protest against the O'Farrell government's plan to ship thousands of tonnes of radioactive waste...
  • Johnson, Mr Burnie (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge the passing of an Aboriginal elder in my electorate of Hinkler—Bernie Johnson of Bundaberg. An elder of the Gurang Gurang community, Mr Johnson was 73 years old, when...
  • Throsby Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I want to speak this morning about an important piece of economic infrastructure in my electorate and the neighbouring electorate of Cunningham in the Illawarra. It is the Maldon-Dombarton rail...
  • Refugees (1 speech)
    There were 1.1 million new refugees around the world in 2012, with a total of 45.2 million displaced and with Syria a new major source. So says Oliver Laughland and Nick Evershed in the Guardian...
  • Mission Australia (2 speeches)
    On 7 June, I officially opened Annie Green Court in my electorate in Sydney. It is a purpose built aged care facility for frail aged homeless people run by Mission Australia. I want to pay...