House debates
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
- Health Care (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the government's unfair and cruel GP tax. This tax is particularly devastating to the people of regional and rural Australia, who will be hit hard by this doctor tax. In... - Poppy Park (1 speech)
21 March will mark the annual Penrith festival. But this year there will be a very, very special event for all of the community participating—the opening of Poppy Park. 102,804 people from... - Health Care (3 speeches)
For more than 40 years there have been two great truths when it comes to health policy in Australia. On this side of the House, the Labor Party has stood and will stand for universal health care... - Food Labelling (1 speech)
I welcome the government's announcement that we are going to implement a food and grocery code of conduct to ensure fair and transparent commercial dealings between suppliers and retailers. This... - Indi Electorate: Alexandra Cup (2 speeches)
As you would know, thoroughbred horseracing is alive and well in rural Australia, particularly in my electorate of Indi. I had the enormous pleasure on Saturday to go to the Alexandra Cup. It was... - Health Care (1 speech)
I wish the honourable member for Herbert and his colleague back home in his electorate all the very best. The tragic fact is this: in New South Wales this month, public hospitals are being forced... - Dobell Electorate: The Glen (1 speech)
I would like to thank Joe Coyte, manager of The Glen Central Coast Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre, for hosting the Hon. Sussan Ley, Minister for Health, during the minister's recent visit... - Health Care (1 speech)
Woven into the Liberal Party's healthcare DNA is a complete hatred of Medicare—complete hostility towards Medicare. The only thing that tops that is their fear of public affection for... - Ryan Electorate: St Andrew's Catholic Primary School (1 speech)
Recently, I was delighted to join Councillor Andrew Wines and attend the opening of the St Andrew's school parliament at Ferny Grove, in my electorate of Ryan. All of the students from year 6 get... - Health Care (1 speech)
In the less than 12 months since we first saw the idea floated in the public arena, Tony Abbott has announced a $7 GP tax, a $20 cut from the rebate to doctors and then a $5 GP tax. Today we have... - Queensland: Cyclone Marcia (1 speech)
The recovery process continues in Central Queensland after Cyclone Marcia, but it is a long and difficult road back to where we were before, and people are feeling tired and frustrated. I can... - Health Care (1 speech)
There is a Labor Party branch member in my electorate who, for every single time the Liberals and the Nationals have been in government, has a sticker calling on the community to rally to save... - Flynn Electorate: Tropical Cyclone Marcia (1 speech)
Ex-tropical cyclone Marcia swept through Flynn and left behind a path of destruction. Hundreds of kilometres of fences are down. Crops like cotton, mung beans, sorghum, lucerne and herbs all went... - Health Care (1 speech)
There is no more-important role for a government than to ensure that its constituents, the people of Australia, have access to affordable high-quality health care. No-one understands that more... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Green Army Program (1 speech)
On the morning of Monday, 12 February, I joined the Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, at Glebe Park, Queanbeyan, on the banks of the beautiful Queanbeyan River, to announce the successful... - Health Care (1 speech)
On 22 January this year, the Prime Minister said, 'Why isn't it fair enough to have a modest co-payment for Medicare?' Then, last month, he said, 'I don't have a problem with co-payments.'... - Petrie Electorate (4 speeches)
I rise to talk about youth employment in the electorate of Petrie. Unfortunately, while 82 per cent of people in the Petrie electorate are employed, 18 per cent are unemployed. I inherited that...
