House debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
- Small Business (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, on this first opportunity that I have, can I congratulate you on attaining the very high position of Deputy Speaker. I know you do a fantastic job. I want to speak today... - Mobile Phone Services (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, can I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment. It is very well deserved, and I know you will do an outstanding job in this parliament. I rise today... - Clovelly Road Better Block (1 speech)
On 27 October this year I was fortunate to attend the Clovelly Road Better Block. This was an event that was held on the northern boundary of my electorate of Kingsford Smith. The event involved... - Drought (1 speech)
The drought in the north-west of New South Wales and Western Queensland has for some time been very serious. As to my neighbour to the north, this drought is now biting, especially in my... - Canberra Electorate: HerCanberra (1 speech)
There is an increasingly powerful force in Canberra, one that is slowly but surely emerging as a supreme influence on the way Canberrans eat, shop, dress, play and live. This force is a blog... - Overseas Aid (1 speech)
I rise to speak about two active community organisations that I recently met: WaterAid and the Canterbury Girls' Secondary College's World Vision VGen group led by Maeve Erlington—to... - Greenpeace (1 speech)
On 18 September, activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise attempted to attach a banner to a Gazprom oil platform in the Russian Arctic. After firing warning shots and detaining two... - Child Care (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Scott, I would like to congratulate you on the position that you hold. You and your wife have been an adornment to this building for a long time. You are greatly honoured, and you... - National Security (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Scott, and congratulations on your position. Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition made a careful, nuanced statement about the events relating to Australia's... - Shop Small, Bloody Big Swim (1 speech)
Shop Small is an important initiative that I was pleased to launch, along with the member for Deakin and the Prime Minister, in Croydon where we were trying to put a spotlight on the importance... - Noori, Mr Noorullah (1 speech)
I would like to pay tribute this morning to Mr Noorullah Noori, who sadly passed away on 14 September this year. Mr Noori arrived with his family from Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1987. On settling... - Bushfires (1 speech)
Bushfires are part of our Australian landscape. We have had a long history of bushfires in this country. Probably our largest ever bushfire was back in 1851—the Black Thursday bushfire in... - Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
The Regional Development Australia Fund was designed to stimulate regional economies and create jobs by funding important community infrastructure projects, and there is not a federal electorate... - Brisbane: Multicultural Centre (1 speech)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Chair, and I congratulate you on your ascension to the chair. I am absolutely delighted to speak today on behalf of all of those who were involved in the opening of the... - Charlton Electorate: Domestic Violence (1 speech)
I would like to highlight the work of a very important group in the electorate of Charlton, and that is the Westlakes Domestic Violence Committee. This is a group of workers from government and... - Casey Electorate: Relay for Life (1 speech)
This morning I want to recognise and thank all of the participants in the Yarra Ranges Relay For Life who walked and ran around the Don Road football facility a couple of weekends ago. As we... - Ballarat Electorate: Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (1 speech)
I want to raise this morning the decision by the Abbott government to axe the Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund. This program offered dollar-for-dollar matched funding of between $50,000... - Riverina Electorate: Backyard Ashes (1 speech)
The Ashes start tomorrow—good luck to Michael Clarke and his men. We have all played backyard cricket. Backyard cricket for generations has united and has divided friends, families and... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I speak today about the rollout of the National Broadband Network in the electorate of Scullin. To date, the rollout of the Labor's NBN has been a great success in areas such as Mill Park and... - Banks Electorate (2 speeches)
Today I would like to talk about a couple of community events which I recently attended in Banks and congratulate the organisers of those events, which were tremendous occasions. The first was...
