House debates
Thursday, 19 June 2014
- Climate Change (1 speech)
It is difficult to recall a government with as poor an environmental record as the Abbott government. Last night the World Heritage Committee rebuked the Prime Minister's environmental measures... - Solomon Electorate: Filipino Australian Association (1 speech)
The other night in Darwin the 116th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence was celebrated with an event called Celebrating the Renaissance of Filipino Pride: Our Values,... - HighWater Theatre (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Friends of Youth Mental Health, today I welcome HighWater Theatre from Wodonga to Canberra. HighWater is an arts based program for high-risk young people, aged... - Australian Vocational Student Prize (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate seven students across the O'Connor electorate who have been awarded an Australian Vocational Student Prize. The AVSP is one of the nation's top prizes for year 12... - Landcare (1 speech)
The Prime Minister claims to be a conservationist Yet 'Abbott the Conservationist' has ripped half a billion dollars out of Landcare programs designed for conservation. What has been the effect... - South Australian Government (1 speech)
On the Thursday before the state election, South Australian Labor put up a particularly dishonest poster, saying that the Liberals would cut Flinders neonatal unit and saying, 'Don't trust the... - Alpine Grazing (1 speech)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: … we all want to do the right thing, by our planet. I regard myself as a conservationist. If he is such a great conservationist, how can he allow alpine... - Durack Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of welcoming two schools from Durack to Parliament House this week. They were taking part in the fantastic parliamentary education program that is offered in this place.... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
The World Heritage Committee has delivered a harsh verdict on the Abbott government's failure to protect the Great Barrier Reef by voting to keep alive its threat to list this great Australian... - Dry July (1 speech)
I want to inform the House that I and others will be participating in this year's Dry July. Participating in Dry July means that I will be going alcohol-free for the entire month of July to raise... - Local Government (1 speech)
Local government expenditure accounts for more than half of environmental spending across Australia's three spheres of government, and more than a quarter of local government's total annual... - Casey Electorate: Honours (1 speech)
Today I want to pay tribute to five residents from the electorate of Casey who were recognised recently with the Queen's Birthday honours. Four received the Medal of the Order of... - Environment (1 speech)
The Prime Minister calls himself a conservationist, but last week in my office I met with some real ones: the young people from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition came to visit me to call for... - Brisbane Electorate: Racecourse Road Winter Lights Festival (1 speech)
I was delighted last Saturday to attend the Racecourse Road Winter Lights Festival. It was a day of high activity and fun for the people of Brisbane. I was pleased to join my state and council... - Environment (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I had the great privilege of travelling on the Georges River with the Georges River river keeper to see what a truly magnificent waterway this is but also to have a look at the... - Australia Post (1 speech)
There are proposed changes to the way Australia Post will deliver our post—proposals that would cut the post down to three days per week. If one is examining the nature of Australia Post... - Lyne Electorate: Hastings Cancer Trust (2 speeches)
I inform the House that on the weekend I had the honour of attending the Hastings Cancer Trust's 10th annual charity ball and over $50,000 was raised by the members of the Port Macquarie...
