House debates

Thursday, 5 March 2015

  • Australian Human Rights Commission (1 speech)
    It is appalling that the gravity of the Australian Human Rights Commission report into children in immigration detention has been obscured by the government's bizarre and ugly attack on the...
  • Education (1 speech)
    Rural and regional families want the best for their children. They are no different to their city cousins in that way. But government policies, state and federal, often lead to unexpected or...
  • Libya: Terrorist Attack (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 21 February 2015, I was honoured to attend a requiem mass conducted by His Grace Bishop Suriel and Father Abanoub Attalla at the beautiful St Mina and St Marina Coptic Church in...
  • Indigenous Affairs: Care Arrangements for Indigenous Children (1 speech)
    I spend much of my time as the member for Grey being concerned about and involved in trying to improve the lot of our Indigenous community, spread throughout both urban and remote parts of the...
  • Bendigo Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
    Today I wish to share with the House some of the experiences of young people in my electorate who are unemployed and seeking work. From the beginning I would like to acknowledge Senator Ricky...
  • Bedford, Ms Maddison, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School (1 speech)
    The Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School is a highly respected educational facility in my electorate, and I bring to the attention of the House its Indigenous Scholarship Program, now in its second...