House debates

Monday, 25 May 2015

  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (1 speech)
    Conservatives usually like to remind people of the past. The Abbott Liberal government, however, are desperately hoping for an outbreak of collective amnesia: they want us to forget that they...
  • Forde Electorate (1 speech)
    It always gives me great pleasure to rise in this House and speak about some of the wonderful achievements of the people of the electorate of Forde. Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity...
  • Friday, Mrs Carol and Mr Greig (1 speech)
    On Sunday I attended one of the most moving celebrations in my political career: the celebration of Carol and Greig Friday's lives—lives tragically cut short in the Airbus A320 crash in the...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Stronger Communities (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 7 September 2013, I made a pledge to the community of Hasluck—which was published in the local media—to engage with my constituents, because I believe that strong...
  • Same-Sex Relationships (1 speech)
    I am going to tell a love story. One night, my old friend Emma went to dinner at a friend's house and she met Cate, and they hit it off immediately. As time went on, they found that they really...