House debates
Thursday, 12 November 2015
- Taxation (1 speech)
Cuts to family benefits and an increase to the GST will hit middle- and low-income families in my electorate the hardest. This is hardly what you would call tax reform. But as we have seen, this... - Fraud (1 speech)
The scammers are out there again. I warn all people to be aware of scammers. I would like for to everyone to be vigilant when taking phone calls as a new scam has hit Central Queensland and... - Ride-sharing Services (1 speech)
Today I would like to raise a toast to TOAST—Tolmie Offers a Seat to Town. Tolmie is a small town 30 kilometres north of Mansfield in North-East Victoria. There is no public transport and... - Schools (1 speech)
I rise to speak about one of the great privileges that comes with being a member of parliament. This week I have had the opportunity to host a number of schools from my electorate of Barker while... - Baby Formula (1 speech)
We have a four-month-old baby at home, and it is great. One of the things that I am learning—that we are learning—is that babies are fussy creatures. They have particular preferences... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
On Sunday morning I attended a special Remembrance Day ceremony in Davey Square, Strathfield. Of course Remembrance Day is a solemn and important occasion every year. But this ceremony was... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Across kitchen tables in Australia last night, families asked themselves the question: 'What will we go without?' With the cuts to the FTB supplements, 1.5 million families will go without $726... - Telstra Business Women's Awards (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate three very successful women from my electorate of Brisbane who were winners in this year's Queensland Telstra Business Women's Awards. Dr Catherine Ball was the major... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Here we have the government's hypocrisy at its best. At the beginning of the week they were talking about increasing taxes, which will hurt some of the poorest families in our community, and now... - Western Australia Threatened Species Forum (1 speech)
I was very pleased to attend the inaugural WA Threatened Species Forum in Geraldton last month. Co-ordinated by the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, led by CEO Richard McLellan and his... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
The Prime Minister tells us that he actually understands this whole issue of fairness and he says: Fairer is what is it all about. Fairness has got to be the key priority. But I really ask the... - Hume Electorate: Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival (1 speech)
People usually notice when I wear a netball bib, but not at Boorowa recently. I was one of thousands in sporting colours at the schools' annual touch footy and netball carnival. The host schools,... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
There is much to be proud of in my community—the colour, the vibrancy, the diversity. After all, it is the most multicultural community in the country but, regrettably, it also has... - Blakeway, Miss Heather (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and boast about one of Forde's outstanding local athletes, Heather Blakeway. Heather is one of PCYC Logan's rhythmic gymnastics and, at the... - Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
I am so glad to have the opportunity this afternoon to make a very clear statement on behalf of the people of Hotham that an increase to the GST, a massive tax hike that will go onto every... - Bowman Electorate: North Stradbroke Island (1 speech)
The rest of Australia will find it inconceivable that state Labor in Queensland is intending to kill off sandmining on North Stradbroke Island. Picture yourself as a family utterly reliant on a... - Family Payments, Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I rise to voice my opposition to the government's lazy policy to raise the GST at the same time as they are attacking families through slashing the family tax benefit. The current Treasurer is... - Trade, Trade with China, Japan and South Korea (1 speech)
What a performance that was from a union hack that now occupies the seat on the other side of this chamber. Whilst Australia has a relatively small population, it produces and creates far more... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
One of the most exciting events in my electorate is at the Rocklea markets, where they have the first mango of the season. People come along and bid for the first carton of mangoes. It is a very... - Barton Electorate: Being Greek Festival (2 speeches)
Recently the Prime Minister came out to my electorate and attended the Being Greek Festival at Carss Park on Sunday, 25 October. As the name suggests, the festival is about celebrating all things...
