House debates
Monday, 17 August 2015
- Employment (1 speech)
Last week we saw unemployment rise to over 800,000. This is simply not good enough. Our unemployment is too high, our youth unemployment is too high, our long-term unemployment is too high and... - Maranoa Electorate: Waltzing Matilda Centre (1 speech)
I rise in the chamber in the grievance debate this afternoon to talk about the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton. There is the history, the story and the custodians, and of course it has recently... - Uber (1 speech)
I am really here in this chamber tonight to speak about concerns that have been raised by my local taxi community, and they relate to the rise of the service called Uber and also its lack of... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
On 18 June 2015 the Senate referred the Water Amendment Bill 2015 provisions for inquiry and report. The closing date for submissions was Friday, 31 July. Given that this was, in effect, one of... - National Broadband Network (3 speeches)
I rise to grieve about the absolute duplicity and dishonesty of this government and in particular the communications minister with regard to the National Broadband Network long-term satellite... - Voluntary Euthanasia (1 speech)
Jay Franklin lives in constant pain and has all his life. He has a congenital bowel disease known as Hirschsprung disease. As a result, his pelvic cavity is riddled with infection, even after... - La Trobe Electorate: Community Grants (1 speech)
I wish to inform the House of grants I recently announced, the Dandenong Ranges environment and bushfire fuel management community grants. In fact, the program will see a massive $2.4 million... - Macarthur Electorate: 100th Anniversary of Women in the New South Wales Police Force (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of women in the New South Wales Police Force. The anniversary marks a significant milestone for the force, which is celebrating the evolution... - Immunisation (1 speech)
I was not really planning to speak in this grievance debate tonight, but I thought I would turn my mind to an issue that I think is very important within our community, and that issue is... - Research and Development (1 speech)
I am going to continue in the theme of the member for Shortland, who will be delighted with more good news from Queensland when it comes to science research. Earlier this year I rose in this... - Trade with China (1 speech)
I think it is important at this moment in time in this country that I put on record the concerns that I have with the China free trade agreement that this government has negotiated. It is unlike...
