House debates

Thursday, 19 October 2017

  • Blair Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
    Today, I want to talk about a great opportunity for seniors, people living with disability, providers and carers to come together in the electorate of Blair. The Blair Disability Links is an...
  • Mitochondrial Disease (1 speech)
    I rise today to inform the House of a little known but devastating chronic illness known as mitochondrial disease. During Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week in September, I was provided the...
  • Australian Parliament House: School Visits (1 speech)
    As I'm sure all who work in this building know, we regularly have visitors from primary schools across Australia coming here to Canberra to visit this place and to see our wonderful democracy at...
  • Murray Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    Earlier this month I was able to host the Minister for Small Business, Michael McCormack, in my electorate of Murray. We had a range of forums where he was able to talk to many of the small...
  • Trichothiodystrophy (1 speech)
    In 2004, I first spoke in the parliament about an incredibly brave young boy named Sammy-Joe Liistro and the life he endures with the rare genetic disorder, trichothiodystrophy, or TTD. I met...
  • Thaler, Professor Richard: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate Richard Thaler, of the Chicago School of Economics, for being awarded this year's Nobel Prize for his contribution to the relatively new field of behavioural...
  • Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
    Australia is a country that makes things. We have a long and proud history of manufacturing. We have always had a sense of pride when buying 'Australian made' because we are supporting Australian...
  • Economy, Business (1 speech)
    Australia is now into its 27th consecutive year of uninterrupted economic growth. There have been challenging times since the GFC—no doubt about that. Yet the latest economic data points to...
  • Diwali, Baha'i Faith (1 speech)
    I rise today to recognise two significant events in our modern, multicultural Australian community. Over the last week, Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities in Australia and around the world have...
  • Petition: Telecommunications (2 speeches)
    I rise today to present this petition on behalf of 921 citizens led by residents of my electorate of Cook. The petition has been through the appropriate process through the Petitions Committee...