House debates

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

  • Agricultural and Related Industries Committee; Report (6 speeches)
    I am a little bit confused as to why I am speaking before the chairman of a committee, but I take that as a great honour and a privilege and I thank the chamber for the opportunity. In my opening...
  • Infrastructure and Communications Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    I pay tribute to all the members of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications and the witnesses who gave evidence in this inquiry into the very important issue of infrastructure...
  • Economics Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I rise to make some brief remarks about the review of APRA undertaken by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. First of all, I would like to thank the committee...
  • Standing Committee on the Environment; Report (3 speeches)
    I think one of the major jobs our government had on taking office was to reduce the costs of doing business. In the main, you could say that what we have done so far in dealing with state...
  • Economics Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    I rise to talk to the Australian parliament about what I think is a very important issue for everyday Australians—that is, the dream of owning your own home. We live very busy lives as...