House debates

Thursday, 30 October 2014

  • Petition: Casey Cardenia Community Legal Service (1 speech)
    I rise to present an approved petition signed by 469 people. The petition read as follows— The petition of the Casey Cardenia Community Legal Service draws to the attention of the House...
  • Parkes Electorate: Green Army (1 speech)
    I would like to address the House today about the Green Army program, in particular the RiverSmart nature links, which is improving river health from Narromine to Warren. This project aims to...
  • Such, Hon. Dr Robert Bruce 'Bob' (1 speech)
    I rise to speak with much sadness about the recent passing of the state member for Fisher, Bob Such. Robert Bruce Such was born on 22 June 1944 in Adelaide, South Australia. He grew up in the...
  • International Brain Tumour Awareness Week (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about an issue that is seldom talked about. As some of you may know and some may not, this week is International Brain Tumour Awareness Week. Certainly there is no known cause of...
  • Medicare Locals (1 speech)
    I stand to condemn the government on its abject failure to keep its pre-election promise to maintain and support Medicare Locals as a deliverer of primary healthcare services across Australia. I...
  • Boothby Electorate: Sturt Baseball Club (1 speech)
    I would like to speak on a commitment I took to the 2013 election for my electorate of Boothby. During the 2013 election I announced that a coalition government would provide $75,000 in federal...
  • Online Harassment (1 speech)
    Last week I spoke in this chamber about the new ways that many are using technology to perpetuate violence against women—how men who want to control the women in their lives were now using...
  • Day for Daniel (1 speech)
    Tomorrow across Australia we should all be thinking about Daniel Morcombe. Tomorrow is Day for Daniel, a national day of action to raise awareness of child safety protection and harm prevention....
  • Data Retention (1 speech)
    The member for Ryan will note that on this side we are supporting your case by wearing red today. Over the last month, as I have been travelling around my electorate people have been raising with...
  • Eden-Monaro Electorate: Tourism Forums (2 speeches)
    On Tuesday, 7 October I co-hosted a tourism forum at the Cooma Council chambers with my colleague Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, who was...