House debates
Monday, 16 March 2015
- Fraser Electorate: Community Festivals (1 speech)
Since the 1960s many measures of social capital in Australia have waned. On average Australians have fewer friends and know fewer of their neighbours. We are less likely to join organisations, to... - Calare Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Friday the 13th does have its good side. Last Friday in Bathurst, Aboriginal health took a step forward when our Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, took the time when travelling from the coast to... - Greenway Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being a member of parliament is the opportunity one has to spend time with local schools and, when we have a non-sitting week, as we did last week, it is often a... - Swan Electorate: Anti Alcohol Campaign (1 speech)
I rise to update the House today about an important issue in my electorate of Swan which I am pleased to inform the members saw a very organised act of people power win out against one of... - Charlton Electorate: Ms Leanne Gardiner (1 speech)
Leanne Gardiner is an early childhood teacher at the Maryland Care and Early Education Centre. Leanne was one of three recipients from New South Wales to be recognised at the ASG National... - South Australia: Employment (1 speech)
In February 2010 the South Australian Premier stood up at his party's campaign launch and promised to create 100,000 new jobs by 2016. At the time, people said it was the sort of promise he might... - Women's Legal Service Tasmania (1 speech)
On International Women's Day, I together with my federal Labor Senate colleagues senators Bilyk, Brown, Polley, Singh and Urquhart launched a petition and called on the community to sign the... - Drought (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the agricultural white paper, which the government is embarking upon. The process started with an agriculture green paper, which will turn into a white paper. At the... - Lalor Electorate (1 speech)
) ( I rise today to inform the House of a successful student representative council forum held in the Lalor electorate on Wednesday, 11 March. This is a process that I have initiated within the... - Superannuation (2 speeches)
) ( There has been discussion in the media and between various members of parliament recently about the possibility of using superannuation for a home deposit. I would like to put on the record...
