House debates

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

  • Employment: South Australia (6 speeches)
    Over the last week and a half, and I suppose the last year, what we have seen is a government which is suffering from a blue-collar revolt. We have seen a government that has completely forgotten...
  • Bowman Electorate: Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
    I hate to correct my opponent, but you do not bleed through eyes at all—there is no such thing, like much of your argument. I would have loved to see you build anything in Defence while in...
  • Ride-sharing Services (1 speech, 1 comment)
    I rise tonight to again raise concerns on behalf of the Victorian Taxi and Hire Car Families Group about the operations of Uber in Australia. It has been disturbing to hear that a recent Senate...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Water Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise once again in the House to advocate for the raising of Rookwood and Eden Bann weirs near Rockhampton. Capricornia faces a major jobs crisis due to the coalmining downturn, tough times for...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    I rise to raise concerns about the government's failure to respond to worker exploitation in this country. As has been clear for some time now, there have been a growing number examples of...
  • Groom Electorate: Investment (3 speeches)
    I rise tonight to speak about a far more positive topic and the centre of the universe, which is my electorate of Groom, particularly Toowoomba and the Darling Downs, an area that I have grown...