House debates

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

  • Ryan Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    I rise this morning to say congratulations and well done to all of the year 12 students completing their education across the community that I represent today. There are 15 educational...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    During the parliamentary break I spent several days touring the north of my electorate and meeting with a number of local schools. Many of the students I met on the trip had visited parliament...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    I recently held at RSLs and community centres in my electorate of Isaacs five morning teas for seniors in my community. Held in Mentone, Mordialloc, Chelsea Heights, Carrum Downs and Noble Park,...
  • Swan Electorate: reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry (1 speech)
    Education and mathematics go together, and I rise today to speak on the coalition government's reSolve program. Whilst back in my electorate of Swan, I had the pleasure of representing the...
  • Marriage (1 speech)
    We never should have had a postal vote on marriage equality, but over the past two months people in Melbourne have come together to stand up for equality. I'm proud to represent a community where...
  • Queensland Government (1 speech)
    The great state of Queensland will be making a decision in the next couple of months on who will run that fantastic state economy, which currently ranks fifth out of the eight jurisdictions in...
  • Veterans' Homelessness (1 speech)
    On Saturday night, 21 October, my family, two staff members, my daughter, my son-in-law, my two grandchildren and I participated in the Veterans Off The Streets Australia Community Sleep Out. We...
  • Boothby Electorate: Brownhill Creek (1 speech)
    During my election campaign, I was delighted to secure a $200,000 commitment towards the Wirraparinga trail loop at Brownhill Creek. This was delivered through a Green Army project, and the...
  • Fowler Electorate: Cabramatta Moon Festival (1 speech)
    Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Cabramatta Moon Festival, an event which is held annually and is certainly very significant in my electorate of Fowler. We attracted in that one...
  • Energy (2 speeches)
    One of the things I love to do in my electorate of Petrie is get out and listen to local people. Whether they're talking about jobs or the cost of living, I love to listen to what they're saying...