House debates

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

  • Macarthur Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    I'd like to inform the chamber of an issue with the physical condition of many of the public schools in my electorate of Macarthur. Many of the schools in Macarthur were built in the sixties and...
  • Dunkley Electorate: Women's Sports Facilities (1 speech)
    With the growing number of girls and women participating in sport across Australia, and especially in Dunkley, and an increased focus on health and activity levels throughout the community, one...
  • Turnbull Government (1 speech)
    I rise today to ask the question that's being asked around the corridors of Parliament House: what are our Liberal government talking about today? It's clear they're talking about themselves. We...
  • Boothby Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
    On Sunday, 12 August, I joined the dedicated Marino Residents Association volunteers and local residents for a working bee at Burnham Road, Kingston Park, in my electorate of Boothby. Kingston...
  • Tasmania: Health Care (1 speech)
    There's a health crisis in Tasmania and, frankly, both the Liberal and Labor parties are to blame. To see it for yourself you only need to wander down Liverpool Street past the Royal Hobart...
  • International Space Settlement Design Competition (1 speech)
    Mr Deputy Speaker Hogan, I'm sure that this will be close , and near and dear , to your heart . This is about regional kids having a crack, regional kids who are successful, r egional kids who I...
  • Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
    It has now been some 12 years since I first rose in this parliament to put forward my concerns about the issue of live exports and the concerns of the constituents that I represent here— 12...
  • Forde Electorate: Bethania Lutheran Primary School (1 speech)
    It's a pleasure to rise and speak today about the wonderful work being done at the Bethania Lutheran Primary School. Bethania Lutheran Primary School is just one of the many great primary schools...
  • Richmond Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
    I rise today to update the House and expose the full extent of the shameful New South Wales Nationals' disastrous plan for overdevelopment and the destruction of state-significant farmlands at...
  • Forde Electorate: Pacific Motorway Upgrade (2 speeches)
    I would like to take this opportunity to speak about the work underway to upgrade the M1-Gateway merge. It's good to see my good colleague the member for Bonner here with me as I'm speaking about...
  • Calwell Electorate (1 speech)
    Next Tuesday Coolaroo South Primary School, in my electorate, will hold its annual writers festival. This year's writers festival marks a significant milestone for the school, as it celebrates 10...
  • Bonner Electorate: Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
    Last month we had DonateLife Week. I hope everyone had a chance to have that very difficult but necessary chat with their loved ones. Last week I met an extraordinary man from my electorate....
  • Education Funding (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate St Pius X in Windale on their absolutely fantastic NAPLAN results. In the category of schools they are in, their year 3 students came first in the whole of Australia...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (1 speech)
    I would like to talk today about STEM in schools—or, to break down the buzzword: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These are the fields which will create the jobs of the...
  • Coalition Government (1 speech)
    What a ridiculous sideshow this government has become. Five long years they've subjected this country to, and then yesterday they made a mockery of our roles as representatives of our community...
  • Holt Electorate: Local Sporting Champions, Gerdes, Ms Vanessa, Maliki, Ms Erika (1 speech)
    Last Friday, I was honoured to host the 2018 Holt Local Sporting Champions grant presentation at the Arthur Wren Hall at Hampton Park. As members will be aware, the Local Sporting Champions...
  • Moreton Electorate: Koala Habitat (1 speech)
    Moreton is a city electorate. We have the Brisbane River to the north, but we also have large swathes of green, like Oxley Creek Common and Toohey Forest Park. It is 260 hectares that I try to...
  • Turnbull Government (1 speech)
    People in the electorate of Lalor woke this morning and got on with their busy lives. They got up and went to work. The kids went to school. People went and worked in their small businesses....
  • Richmond Electorate: Police (1 speech)
    I'd like to raise a couple of very important issues in my electorate. First I'd like to tell the House about the inaugural Police and Community Charity Ball that's being hosted this Saturday by...
  • Dunn, Mr Robert (2 speeches)
    Today I rise to pay tribute to Robert Dunn, a well-known and hardworking member of the Mackellar community. Robert has had a long and distinguished career as a solicitor, business owner, local...