House debates
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Today is Wear Orange Wednesday. I have a little bit of orange on for you today. The day recognises the efforts of thousands of State Emergency Service volunteers across Australia who help serve... - Anzac Day (1 speech)
As part of this year's Anzac commemorations, students and teachers from McAuley Catholic College in Grafton travelled to the battle sites of the Western Front. It was a very special trip for... - New South Wales Physical Disability Rugby League Association (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I was very pleased to meet up with George Tonna and Bill Bussell from the New South Wales Physical Disability Rugby League Association. Both have cerebral palsy and both are... - Budget (1 speech)
Manning Road is in my electorate, but I will get to that shortly. I would like to first begin by congratulating the Treasurer on the delivery of his 2017-18 budget last night. It is a budget with... - National Volunteer Week, Budget (1 speech)
I would like to echo the sentiments of my colleague the member for Braddon in mentioning National Volunteer Week. It would be remiss of me not to mention the fantastic work of the Rural Youth... - Budget (1 speech)
In political terms, the federal budget is a bit like Christmas for communities. A lot of thought goes into putting together a list of things we think will make our communities' lives better. We... - Macquarie Electorate: Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an important project commemorating Aboriginal diggers from the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury in my seat of Macquarie. A collaborative effort by Mountains Outreach Community... - Hughes Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
I wish to raise my concerns on behalf of the residents and businesses in the electorate of Hughes on the forecast increases in electricity prices in the coming months. The wholesale electricity... - Canberra Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
As usual under a coalition government, there is no good news for Canberra in this budget. On top of the 13,000 public servants that have already been axed, we saw thousands more jobs go last... - Fletcher Insulation (1 speech)
I recently visited the workers at Fletcher Insulation in Victoria. They have been on strike for the last 83 days. These 89 dedicated workers have assisted their employer over many, many decades... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
I applaud the ministers and their teams for putting together funding packages that will give power back to the regions and the people of Capricornia. We are allowing the regions to decide what... - South Australia: Roads (1 speech)
I welcome the federal government's announcement to bring back local road funding for South Australian councils. This is a huge win for road safety in Mayo. This announcement will mean more than... - Berowra Electorate: Hornsby Men's Shed (1 speech)
It is always a joy to see amateur craftsmen at work—the whirr and hum of machinery, the sense of satisfaction from a job well done and the sense of camaraderie from people working together... - Lalor Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It was wonderful to be home for five weeks recently and attend community events cross the electorate of Lalor. During that time, I had cause to think about Australian values. As it happened, I... - Farrer Electorate: Pooncarie Field Day (1 speech)
Last weekend I attended the 10th Pooncarie Field Day. Pooncarie is a little village with a population of about 300 on the Darling River about 140 kilometres from Mildura. This is no ordinary... - Northern Territory: Budget (1 speech)
Unfortunately, there was very little for the Top End of Australia or for Darwin and Palmerston, in my electorate, in the budget. The one mention that we did get was in relation to jobs moving out... - Maranoa Electorate: Polocrosse World Cup 2019 (1 speech)
I am proud to advise the House that the Warwick Polocrosse Club, led by Les Fraser and his dedicated team, will host the next Polocrosse World Cup in 2019 at Warwick's premier polocrosse grounds,... - Budget (2 speeches)
When you drop $50 billion in tax cuts to the big end of town in your budget, you do not have a lot of dough left over to do the things that matter to ordinary Australians. The one big...
