House debates
Thursday, 22 June 2017
- Lyons Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
On the Queen's Birthday we honour many Australians for their services to the Australian community. I am delighted to stand here today to pay tribute to four people in my electorate who were... - Mitchell Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours, SAFHEART Initiative (1 speech)
Last Monday was a special occasion, as we marked the official celebration of the 91st birthday of our longest reigning monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I can think of no better way to do... - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (1 speech)
Earlier this month, the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee handed down its report into the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Location of Corporate... - Durack Electorate: Nullagine Primary School (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the children from the Nullagine remote community school who visited me last week here in Parliament House. When these children visited parliament last week, they... - Australian Institute of Sport (1 speech)
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics 180 athletes represented Australia but not one of them returned with a gold medal. From national humiliation, the Australian Institute of Sport was born. The... - South Australian Government (1 speech)
My constituents, like the rest of South Australia, will be eagerly looking forward to the state budget this afternoon. It is, I think, in many ways the last roll of the dice for the Weatherill... - Fremantle Electorate: Residents Groups (1 speech)
Supporting strong and dynamic local communities has to be a shared role between all levels of government in partnership with local residents. My electorate of Fremantle is fortunate to have a... - Fadden Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
I encourage the nation to take a trip away from the every day and take a theme park one-day holiday. In my electorate, the biggest employers in the northern Gold Coast with almost 8,000... - Media (1 speech)
I rise to speak on community television in Australia and to call on government to continue its support for the transition of community television broadcasters to go 'over the top' to an internet... - Child Support Agency (1 speech)
Last night I received an email from someone; I am calling him Andy. He wrote despairingly about child support, poverty, and male suicide; issues that should be of great concern to us all. Andy... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise in this place today to categorically state how bitterly disgusted I am with this government. But why would I be surprised? This is the government that championed Work Choices. This sitting... - Banks Electorate (1 speech)
On 16 June I met with members of the Zonta Club of Botany Bay. It was great to meet with the group and hear about their important local activities. I want to acknowledge in particular Ann Selle,... - Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme (1 speech)
My state faces a very serious jobs crisis, and that crisis will truly hit in October when the car industry closes—that is as a result of the betrayal of the Abbott-Turnbull government of... - Goldstein Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It is a great privilege and opportunity to speak directly to the constituents of Goldstein about the benefits that will be secured through the government's Gonski 2.0 reforms. There are 22,733... - Schools, Sharp, Mr Tim (1 speech)
Last night I left this place sick with anger. I was furious about the comments made by Senator Hanson in the education debate about children with autism. I was so angry about it that I did not... - Forrest Electorate: South West Football League (1 speech)
I am pleased to rise to speak about one of the finest football leagues in Australia: the South West Football League. In 1953 the Bunbury-Collie League was formed with teams such as Bunbury... - Sydes, Ms Cate (1 speech)
It is a great day in this place when you get to recognise the great contributions that are made in other places by great people like Cate Sydes. It is especially terrific that Cate could be here... - Chisholm Electorate: Women in Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about not only the amazing local sporting clubs in my electorate of Chisholm but the fact that sporting clubs would not be the Australian institutions that they are if it... - Bendigo Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The NBN rollout under this government has been an absolute debacle. I would like to take a few minutes to share with the House, as I have done previously, what is going on in central Victoria,... - Murray Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
In my electorate of Murray, Shepparton is our largest regional centre. In fact, it is Victoria's fourth-largest regional centre and is home for nearly 70,000 people. Shepparton is situated only...
