House debates

Thursday, 7 December 2017

  • Regional Investment Corporation (1 speech)
    I rise to express my disappointment with the government's behaviour in the Senate. As we speak, the government leadership in the Senate is tearing up the rule book on longstanding pairing...
  • Beenleigh 150th Anniversary (1 speech)
    This morning I have the great pleasure of passing on some birthday greetings to one of my dear, dear friends, who has recently turned 150. I wish to shout out a 'happy birthday' to the township...
  • Parramatta Electorate: Multicultural Mawlid Concert, Parramatta Female Factory, Parramatta Electorate: White Ribbon Day (1 speech)
    I want to talk about three great events in my electorate of Parramatta. Earlier this week the Darulfatwa Islamic High Council of Australia and the Islamic Charity Projects Association held their...
  • Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
    Ice is a problem that is not only in Australia but all across the world. But now Perth has become the ice capital of Australia, and today I want to talk about the effects it is having on our...
  • Australian Greens (1 speech)
    Last Saturday marks the eighth anniversary of the Greens political party voting down the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in the Senate, a criminal act against this planet. I don't exaggerate....
  • Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    A key issue in the recent Queensland state election was the future of the Cross River Rail project. The Labor team of Annastacia Palaszczuk, re-elected as Premier, promised to build Cross River...
  • Queensland State Election (1 speech)
    In the recent state election, there were some heartfelt battles in my electorate. I want to acknowledge some of the incredible work that was done by some of our local LNP candidates and...
  • New South Wales Government (1 speech)
    I rise to place on record how out of touch this government is, not only the government here in Canberra but also the New South Wales state government, which is about to knock down two perfectly...
  • Melbourne Electorate: Multiculturalism, Eritrea, Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
    There's no place for racism in our community. Melbourne, and my local neighbourhood of Flemington, is a place where we stand together proud of our diverse and multicultural community. A visit to...
  • Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
    I am in continuation with regard to the anti-methamphetamine education program I was talking about before. I described how this education program had been introduced in Montana, which had been...