House debates

Monday, 24 February 2014

  • McPherson Electorate: Varsity College (1 speech)
    I take this opportunity to report to the House on a fantastic local success story in my electorate of McPherson. Just a few hundred metres from my electorate office is Varsity College, one of the...
  • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
      I rise to make a contribution to the debate about Australia's asylum seeker policy. There is a lot that I could talk about this evening.    I could talk about...
  • Petrie Electorate: Employment (1 speech, 1 comment)
    I rise tonight to talk about a matter of the utmost importance in the Petrie electorate, and that is the issue of unemployment. This was the No. 1 issue raised with me by business owners,...
  • Electorate of Charlton: Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to draw the attention of the House to some of the remarkable volunteers in Charlton who give so much to our community. In particular I wish to acknowledge:...
  • Electorate of Maranoa: Coal Seam Gas Mining and Sewage Disposal (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to place on the public record the concerns of residents in my electorate of Maranoa particularly in my own home town district of Roma. The rapid expansion of the coal seam gas...
  • Copyright (2 speeches)
    I rise tonight to note the Australian Law Reform Commission's final report on its inquiry into the Copyright Act, commissioned by the previous Labor government, entitled Copyright and the digital...