House debates

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

  • International Women's Day (1 speech)
    With International Women's Day just around the corner on 8 March, I would like to reflect on this year's theme: be bold for change.    A lot has changed in my electorate for women,...
  • Electricity Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I spoke in this place in November of last year about the energy crisis facing my home state of South Australia in the wake of what was a devastating, state-wide blackout that not only affected...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    Every day it becomes clearer that this is a government whose prime motivation is protecting and advancing the narrow interests of corporations and billionaires and unpicking the social contract...
  • Robertson Electorate: Medical Workforce (1 speech)
    Families in my electorate on the Central Coast deserve to be able to access a local GP nearby when they are sick and when they need to see one. I rise to speak about this important issue tonight...
  • Holt Electorate: Legal Aid (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to discuss threats to the work of essential community organisations in my electorate such as the Casey Cardinia Community Legal Service, the Peninsula Community Legal Centre, the...
  • O'Connor Electorate: Flooding (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to update the house on the efforts to repair damage caused by flooding in Western Australia last month, particularly in my electorate of O'Connor. The impact on entire state has...
  • Goldstein Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    Thank you for the opportunity to adjourn this debate, and particularly to start by thanking the wonderful attendance today from the student delegations from my electorate, particularly from...