House debates

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

  • Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
    On 3 July our Prime Minister stated: I guess our country owes its existence to a form of foreign investment by the British Government in the then unsettled or scarcely settled great south land....
  • Trade Agreements (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to highlight the importance of trade agreements, particularly the economic partnership that was struck with Japan and witnessed in this parliament last week with the historic...
  • Holt Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise to provide an update on the rollout of the headspace at Fountain Gate and again congratulate the young representatives from the City of Casey Youth Services about their ongoing...
  • Hazelwood Early Childhood Centre (1 speech)
    I had the great pleasure of opening the Hazelwood Early Childhood Centre on Thursday, 10 July. The centre is a long-awaited project located in one of the many beautiful areas of the Blue...
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the third time since entering this parliament. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was...
  • Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
    At this late hour, a hundred yards to our west over in the Senate, the carbon tax is in its final death throes. The Labor Party and the Greens are lining up to vote against the repeal for no less...