House debates
Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Centrelink (1 speech)
Today, I want to call attention to the crisis unfolding in one of Australia's largest Commonwealth government departments, Centrelink. Centrelink is responsible for delivering some of the most... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on some of the activities and forums that were held around my electorate relating to the live export industry during the winter break. On 20 July, in my home town... - Oxley Electorate: Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
If it wasn't clear by now, the decision by Suncorp Bank to close the local Inala branch shows just how the big banks are putting profits before people. This follows the closure of branches in my... - New South Wales: Drought (1 speech)
Most of New South Wales, and in particular the Calare electorate, is facing the worst drought in living memory. There are a number of issues relating to this crisis which need to be brought to... - Energy (1 speech)
We saw in question time yesterday more of the confusion from this government on its energy policy—the National Energy Guarantee, or the NEG, as the government calls it. We heard yesterday... - HMAS Voyager (1 speech)
Every year we stand for a minute's silence to remember those Australians who died fighting to protect the values and freedoms which we so dearly cherish. The soldiers we remember were brave... - Fremantle By-Election, Perth By-Election (1 speech)
On Saturday, 28 July, when the voters of Fremantle and Perth in Western Australia turned out to vote in the by-elections, something was missing. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had gone missing.... - The Village Observer (1 speech)
() (): I rise today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the great local institutions in my electorate, The Village Observer newspaper. The Village Observeris a much-loved local... - Greece: Fires (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak on the unprecedented tragedy of the deadly fires in Athens recently. We all saw images and horrific stories coming out on our TV screens that laid bare the horrifying... - Women's Health (2 speeches)
I rise this morning to commend the work of a local constituent from Warrandyte in my electorate, Dr Linda Worrall-Carter, who is not only the founder but the CEO of a relatively new... - Immigration (1 speech)
There has been a lot of self-congratulation in this building today. Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition showed the leadership that this country desperately needed by moving a motion to...
