House debates

Monday, 9 December 2013

  • Shortland Electorate: New South Wales Government (1 speech)
    In this, the last adjournment debate of the year, I would like to offer my thanks and give credit to the people of Shortland electorate. I thank them very much for placing their faith in me and...
  • Eden-Monaro Electorate: Government Programs (1 speech)
    I would like to take the opportunity of this adjournment debate to highlight the policy hypocrisy and deceit that has occurred in Eden-Monaro over the last six years. One of the classics is the...
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
    I rise to make some comments about the recent efforts by the federal government to attack the ABC. Before I do, I would like to respond to the comments made by the member for Eden-Monaro. He...
  • Bruce Highway (1 speech)
    When my colleagues and I drove the Bruce Highway in July 2012 we set out to cover some 1,700 kilometres of what Queenslanders less than affectionately refer to as 'the goat track'. I am proud to...
  • Tasmanian Forests Agreement (6 speeches)
    There was an interesting photograph in the Australian this morning. It was a photograph of a forest in Tasmania. Standing in it were two very unlikely colleagues. Terry Edwards of the Forest...
  • Forrest Electorate: Manea, Dr Ernest (2 speeches)
    I rise to pay tribute to a stalwart of the Forrest electorate and Bunbury community who was lost to us in October. Dr Ern Manea was a man known to nearly all throughout his time as a Bunbury...