House debates

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

  • McMahon, Mr Les, Enderby, Hon. Keppel Earl, QC (1 speech)
    I want to talk about two great Australians, two long-term residents of my electorate. We mentioned Les McMahon today at question time. As the current Member for Sydney, I want to pay my respects...
  • North Queensland (1 speech)
    I hear many voices in this job, often spin doctors and mostly media commentators and agitators, relentlessly pursuing their own agendas. But in the real world, real people are trying to earn a...
  • Defence Procurement (1 speech)
    I once again express my outrage at the betrayal of Australia's submarine workers and at the absolute chaos that has been created by those opposite who have gone against every explicit promise...
  • Closing the Gap, Fisher Electorate: Digital Economy (1 speech)
    I want to address two subjects tonight. The first one is the very disappointing report that was spoken to today by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, on Closing the Gap. I think...
  • Violence against Women (1 speech)
    It is very welcome that over the past 12 months, the problem of men's violence against women in our community has become an issue of national conversation in Australia. The naming of campaigner...
  • Health (1 speech)
    Australia's healthcare system is at a cross road. The system we set up in July 1975 when Medibank officially commenced, almost 40 years ago, no longer meets our needs. When we consider that...