House debates

Monday, 24 March 2014

  • Petition: Middle East (1 speech)
    Today my fellow co-convenor of the parliamentary friends of Palestine, the member for Reid; the convenor of the UN parliamentary group, the member for Fremantle; and I had the pleasure of hosting...
  • Cattle Industry (1 speech)
    Tonight I would like to speak about the dilemma facing the cattle industry in not only Queensland but also New South Wales. Over the past two years the cattle growers have suffered a lot. It...
  • McEwen Electorate: Wallan GP Super Clinic (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to speak on a project which holds great importance in my electorate of McEwen, but also one that I take great personal pride in seeing delivered. I am...
  • Great Escape (1 speech)
    Tonight marks the 70th anniversary of the great escape of 76 air force officers from Stalag Luft III at Sagan in Silesia, Germany—now in Poland—approximately 120 kilometres east of...
  • Deregulation, Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (1 speech)
    Last week, the government announced that there would be a bonfire of legislation. What was in this great vanity of a bonfire? There were three things. There was the repeal of what Fred Hilmer,...
  • Pacific Highway (2 speeches)
    On Friday, I had the pleasure of opening a new section of dual carriageway on the Pacific Highway known as Devils Pulpit. The upgrade involved the construction of seven kilometres of dual...