House debates

Monday, 16 June 2014

  • Budget (1 speech)
    It is not often I find myself agreeing with Senator Cory Bernardi, but his recent comments attracted my attention. Senator Bernardi was reported as saying: I see Australian politics at a...
  • Aviation (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to bring to this place the plight of and challenge for the air service in Coober Pedy in the north of my electorate. Coober Pedy is, of course, the opal mining capital of the...
  • Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
    Early childhood education and access to kindergarten is facing an alarming crisis. In 2008, the former federal Labor government, together with Australian states and territories, committed to a...
  • Calare Electorate: Needles Dam (3 speeches)
    There are times in the life of a politician, like any other person, when you feel you just cannot go on. But there are other times when it is all worthwhile, and last Friday was one of those...
  • Racial Discrimination Act (1 speech)
    In the face of widespread community opposition, the Abbott government is continuing with its extreme right-wing agenda and is refusing to abandon its attempts to change section 18C of the Racial...
  • NBN Co (2 speeches)
    When Labor was elected to government and kicked off 'spend-a-thon 07' which then ran on for another six years, they provided a huge number of examples of how not to manage public money, from the...