House debates

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

  • Anzac Day: Coloured Diggers March, Superintendent Luke Freudenstein (1 speech)
    On Anzac Day this year, I was very pleased to attend again the Coloured Diggers march in Redfern to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war veterans, service men and women. It was the...
  • Australian Culture (1 speech)
    We spend a lot of time in this chamber debating legislation and matters of importance to our country, but we probably don't spend sufficient time dealing with issues of culture and matters of our...
  • Operation Chastise 75th Anniversary (1 speech)
    This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Chastise, better known as the 'Dambusters'. This was the operation conducted by the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron during the Second World War in...
  • Petition: Bruce Highway (1 speech)
    I rise to thank the editor of the Gympie Times, Shelley Strachan, for organising a petition calling for funding to fast-track the construction of the Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra section D...
  • Wolfe, Mrs Evelyn, Paws for Hope and Understanding (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to inform the parliament of Australia of the sad passing of Mrs Evelyn Wolfe, who passed away aged 94 on 27 May after a battle with cancer. Evie, as she was effectively known, was...
  • Flynn Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
    Health is right at the top of my hit list for Flynn. It's a hot topic at the moment, along with aged care, electricity prices and the lack of roads. I want to talk about health tonight. Earlier...