House debates

Monday, 4 December 2017

  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    As a federal member of parliament, I occasionally receive updates from private providers about the delivery of essential services in my electorate, and during November I received such a letter...
  • Leichhardt Electorate: Wombinoo Station (1 speech)
    On 23 November, just two days before Queenslanders went to the polls, the ABC broadcast a story on its 7 pm national news which was supplied to them by the Wilderness Society. They did this...
  • Education (1 speech)
    There is a real, stark difference between Labor and the coalition—in particular, the sheer disparity between Australia's two major parties on education. You see, Labor knows that the only...
  • Hale, Mr Tom, Page Electorate: Grafton Jacaranda Festival (1 speech)
    Tom Hale was a person of great wisdom, knowledge and strength who lived in the town of Bonalbo in my electorate. At age 95, Tom was one of the few remaining veterans of the Second World War....
  • Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
    I want to talk about a grave matter which is of increasing concern to the people of the Northern Territory. We see this government's apparent unwillingness, as evidenced by the Prime Minister's...
  • Boothby Electorate: Sturt Country Fire Service Group (2 speeches)
    We have had some very hot weather recently in South Australia, which has reminded everyone who lives in and around the Mitcham Hills, as I do, that it is now bushfire season. Tonight I want to...