House debates

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

  • Victoria: Employment (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the growing crisis of youth unemployment in my home state of Victoria. Victoria now has the third-worst youth unemployment rate in the country, at 13.8 per cent—a...
  • Solomon Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge the talented young individuals in my electorate who represent Darwin and Palmerston in sporting competitions all over the Territory, Australia and the world. In the recent...
  • Mental Health (1 speech)
    Last Saturday, I was proud to host the launch of Australians for Mental Health and a forum on youth mental health at Village Cinemas at Westfield, Fountain Gate. This event was attended by nearly...
  • Fanning, Mr Frank (1 speech)
    The people of Townsville know full well my opinion of the Brothers football clubs. 'The Fish', as they are called, have 97 players on the sidelines as reserve for third grade. They think God is...
  • Lalor Electorate: Transport (1 speech)
    In the election campaign I told the people in the electorate of Lalor that I would come to Canberra to represent them—that I would come to Canberra to fight for them. And that is what I...
  • Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
    Constituents tell me that they cannot fathom the scandal that is the current GST carve-up. On the WA Liberal side, we have a united team. There is one simple truth: that money is the lifeblood of...