House debates

Thursday, 26 October 2017

  • Macquarie Electorate: Blue Fringe Arts, Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
    Some wonderful artists and writers were honoured this weekend in the Blue Mountains at the 25th Blue Fringe Arts Awards. These began as the Adrienne Brown Awards in 1992, in honour of Adrienne,...
  • Ryrie, Major General Sir Granville de Laune, KCMG, CB, VD (1 speech)
    On 31 October, Australia will commemorate the centenary of the famous charge of our 4th Light Horse Brigade at the battle of Beersheba. This was the last great charge of the Light Horse, the...
  • Immigration Detention (1 speech)
    The incompetence of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection was on full display during Senate estimates this week. The minister's failures runs widely and deeply when it comes to the...
  • Marriage (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about marriage equality. I'm sure I'm not the only person in Australia who has enjoyed that wonderful feeling of a belly laugh brought on by watching Magda Szubanski herself...
  • Tasmania: Labor Party (1 speech)
    Before I begin, I'd like to thank the member for Chisholm. That was a great speech and I'd like to associate myself with her remarks. Rebecca White has been the leader of the Labor Party in...
  • Mallee Electorate: Mildura (3 speeches)
    I wish to update the House on the strategic plan that we have been implementing in the township of Mildura. Prosperity doesn't just happen; it is actually as a result of choices that we make. The...