House debates
Monday, 2 June 2014
- Racial Discrimination Act (1 speech)
In 1994, when introducing section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, the then Attorney-General Michael Lavarch said: The Racial Discrimination Act does not eliminate racist attitudes. It does... - Eagleby Learning College (1 speech)
The Eagleby Learning College is an alternative Education Queensland site that provides quality state secondary education and certificate courses to students who do not fit into the mainstream... - Parliamentary Friends of the ABC (1 speech)
Last Wednesday the member for Reid and I, along with your good self, Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, Senator Scott Ludlam and Senator Nick Xenophon, launched the Parliamentary Friends of the ABC group.... - Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program (1 speech)
I rise today to thank a special group of people who have given their time to assist me in selecting the Anzac Centenary grants in my electorate of Solomon. I have had the assistance of local... - March for Medicare (1 speech)
Last Friday evening, the March for Medicare took place at the State Library of Victoria. Thousands of Melbournians, including professionals, labourers, students, doctors and nurses took part to... - Reid Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
I mentioned in this place in my maiden speech my passion for disability services and that my family has been touched by it and is far stronger for it. In the last eight months as the member for... - WA Day (1 speech)
Today is WA Day, a day on which we celebrate the great land of opportunity that our state has been for so many for generations. We acknowledge that this opportunity came at a huge cost for the... - Lindsay Electorate: Great Walk (1 speech)
In the name of charity 10 local businessmen set out on Tuesday, 20 May for a mammoth 170 kilometre walk from Bathurst to Blaxland. Now in its sixth year, the Great Walk was founded by local men... - Throsby Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
On Saturday I met with a group of concerned residents from Tullimbar in my electorate. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about the absence of reliable broadband services in their area. The... - Lyons Electorate: New Norfolk Morning Tea (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of attending New Norfolk's version of Australia's Biggest Morning Tea. Located in the beautiful Derwent Valley, New Norfolk at the southern end of my electorate has a... - Windgap Foundation (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the staff, volunteers and generous donors to the Windgap Foundation for their gala ball on 12 May, which raised $125,000 for this wonderful association. Windgap was formed... - Encore Theatre Company (1 speech)
Recently, my electorate of Bass had the opportunity to be dazzled and enchanted by one of our local arts groups, the Encore Theatre Company, perform its rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom... - Apprenticeships (1 speech)
Last week my office was inundated with phone calls and letters from apprentices in the electorate who had just received the following letter from the CVGT AusNAC Australian Apprenticeships... - Queensland: Premier's Sustainability Awards 2014 (1 speech)
The Queensland Premier's Sustainability Awards 2014 were presented over the weekend. I am honoured to take this opportunity to highlight some great and innovative technology within my electorate... - Parramatta Electorate: Health (1 speech)
In the Holroyd local council area—a council area which I share with the member for Greenway—19 per cent of residents are obese, 52 per cent are overweight or obese and 10 per cent... - Pension Assistance (3 speeches)
The last two Labor speakers continue this deceit and the misleading of the Australian public. I want to speak this afternoon on the pensioners in Braddon, who are the victims of a campaign of... - Education (1 speech)
This weekend I held a mobile office in Calwell in the south of my electorate, and constituents spoke to me about the very many concerns they have following the Abbott government's budget of... - Brisbane Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to announce the Abbott government will invest $1 million to address troublesome black spots in the Brisbane electorate. This funding will help the Brisbane City Council carry out upgrades... - Immigration and Citizenship (1 speech)
At 20 past three on Friday afternoon my office received email notification that the non-contributory parent visa category and other family visa categories, including aged dependant relative,... - Electorate of Lyne: State Emergency Service (2 speeches)
On Saturday I had the honour of attending the Taree City and Port Macquarie SES unit awards, and I want to congratulate all 362 SES volunteers on the mid North Coast. For over 59 years State...
