House debates

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

  • Employment (1 speech)
    Last week the Treasurer talked a lot about the latest jobs figures. What he didn't talk about was underemployment—the more than 1.1 million Australians looking for more work, needing more...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    Given that this debate is about grievances, Mr Deputy Speaker Goodenough, and as you come from Western Australia, you will understand where I'm coming from this evening. Back in the good old...
  • Trade Unions (1 speech)
    This is a grievance debate. At the beginning of my contribution today I need to mention what has just occurred at the AWU offices in Melbourne and Sydney. Today question time in the lower house...
  • Goldstein Electorate: Community Participation (1 speech)
    One of the grievances that I always have is that there isn’t proper and full recognition of different parts of my community for the incredible amount of work that they do in supporting each...
  • Political Change (1 speech)
    There's a paradox that is affecting and also shaping politics right across the developed world at the moment. People right across OECD nations and particularly in Australia perceive a real need...
  • La Trobe Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
    I rise to talk about roads in my electorate of La Trobe and the crucial linkage between road improvements and job creation. In the La Trobe electorate there is a parcel of land known as Minta...