House debates
Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Prime Minister's Literary Awards, City of Fremantle TAG Hungerford Award (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the winners of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards announced this week. As someone who has given writing a go at various times and is the representative of an... - Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I rise today to speak of Remembrance Day tomorrow, for each one of us will be commemorating Remembrance Day at the 11th hour on 11 November. It is a most important moment for all of us. Recently,... - Wyong Hospital (1 speech)
There will be a debate in the New South Wales parliament today on the future of Wyong Hospital. It is a debate that the Baird government did not want and would not allow but now has to have. More... - Temporary Sponsored Parent Visas (1 speech)
In contrast to many other countries, one of the great success stories in Australia over many decades has been the ease with which we have been able to integrate new migrants and their families... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Tomorrow on Remembrance Day the Rockingham community will welcome home the 192 service women and men who have spent the last months on deployment aboard HMAS Perth in the Middle East. On Sunday I... - Forde Electorate: Park Ridge State School (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students at Park Ridge State School for taking out the Goethe Verse Speaking Competition for the seventh year in a row. A contingent of... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
I rise in this place today to talk to an incredibly serious issue that the Turnbull government is silent about but which I will not be. This week we saw the PFAS investigation and management... - Fisher Electorate: Maleny Dairies (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a home-grown local business success story that has become an icon on the Sunshine Coast. Employing 50 locals and producing 190,000 litres of fresh Maleny milk... - Lyons Electorate: Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre (1 speech)
Most Australians will remember the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre in my electorate from its days as a working mine. It is the site where, on Anzac Day 10 years ago, Larry Knight tragically... - O'Connor Electorate: BLAST Youth Group (1 speech)
Last Friday night the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion, and I had an absolute blast when we were invited to join Linden Brownley and his BLAST youth group at Maku Stadium... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Tomorrow in Darwin I will be meeting with veterans and their families. Not only is it Remembrance Day, it is also an important opportunity for me to speak with those members of our community... - Sutcliffe, Ms Audrey Jean (1 speech)
Today we honour Goldstein resident and centenarian, Audrey Jean Sutcliffe. Known by her second name, Jean was one of Goldstein's modest souls, despite her lifetime of service. During the Second... - Local Council Elections: Victoria (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to report to the House on some very productive and positive news from north-east Victoria, regarding the local government elections that have recently taken place. The... - Molyneux, Mr Cyril (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that today I rise to speak of Mr Cyril Molyneux, a long-term resident in my electorate of La Trobe who recently passed away at the age of 98. At the outbreak of the war... - Western Australia: Craft Beer (1 speech)
Tomorrow marks the start of the 15th annual WA Beer Week—a celebration of WA's burgeoning craft beer scene featuring dozens of events across Perth and Western Australia. I am sure many in... - Hearing Impairment (1 speech)
Hearing loss and deafness affects over 3.5 million Australians, or the equivalent of one in six. With our population ageing, that number is predicted to increase to possibly one in four... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Today I advise that I have submitted notice of a motion to be debated in this House calling on the Turnbull government to immediately address the toxic PFAS contamination around RAAF bases in... - Grey Electorate: South Australian of the Year Awards (1 speech)
I am pleased today to speak about some fine young winners who live in my electorate. The South Australian nominees for the Australian of the Year awards were annonced this week, and I am... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this afternoon you have heard from the members for Herbert, Brand, Solomon, Paterson and now me, the member for Lingiari, about the contamination from the legacy of aqueous film... - Remembrance Day (2 speeches)
Tomorrow at 11 am we mark the 98th anniversary of the Armistice, the end of that bloody, terrible conflict now known as World War I. This year we particularly remember those Australians who died...
