House debates

Monday, 23 November 2015

  • McEwen Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
    Employment—how to get work, how to train for work, and your rights at work—these are important issues right across McEwen. Whether I am in Sunbury, Seymour, Mernda, Doreen,...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
    I do not often say good things about the former Labor government. However, one of the few positive legacies I could cite from this era is the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to...
  • Scullin Electorate: Whittlesea Community Connections (1 speech)
    This evening I rise to speak about the important work being done by an organisation in my electorate that is also active in the electorate of my great friend the member for McEwen. That is...
  • Health Care (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about private health insurance, tax and federation. As our nation participates in a lively discussion about how to improve our tax system and federation through wide-ranging...
  • Hotham Electorate: Writing Prize (1 speech)
    The young people who live in our electorates are often too young to vote, but we should not forget that we are still their representatives in the federal parliament. When I go to primary and...
  • Wannon Electorate: RACV Energy Breakthrough (2 speeches)
    I rise tonight to talk about a wonderful event that I attended on the weekend in Maryborough. It is called the RACV Energy Breakthrough. It is a terrific event where we see thousands of students...