House debates

Monday, 9 February 2015

  • Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
    I rise today to call upon the government to provide certainty to pensioners in South Australia and reverse their decision to axe funding that provides relief for concession card holders. I am...
  • Regional Development (1 speech)
    Whilst there have been some distractions over the past week or two, work on policy has continued. Tomorrow night will be the culmination of much work by my office, in my capacity as Chair of the...
  • Freedom of Information (1 speech)
    I would like to talk tonight a little bit about the freedom from information provisions that we have operating today within the federal government. I must say, as a sort of veteran of some 17...
  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (1 speech)
    I have thought long and hard about what I am going to talk about tonight, and I thought I would update the House on a scenario, a situation, that has come through my office. Last year I had a guy...
  • Kingsford Smith Electorate: Malabar Headland (1 speech)
    Malabar Headland is the sacred green shoulder of Maroubra Beach. Beloved by our community, the headland has played host to recreational shooting activities and the Anzac Rifle Range since 1850s....
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    Tonight I would like to speak directly to my constituents of McMillan and to the people of Australia—the people of this great south land, so precious to us all. If a farmer gets into...