House debates

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    The most vulnerable in our community have been let down by this government. People and families in crisis have been let down by this government. People living with disability and older people...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Today I rise to speak about a matter which is of great concern to residents in my electorate, as it is across Australia. Labor's proposed retiree tax will hurt retirees and low-income earners by...
  • Loneliness (1 speech)
    One in four Australians experience loneliness, and this doesn't discriminate. Loneliness affects all age groups and genders equally. These are the headline findings of the Australian loneliness...
  • La Trobe Electorate: Sporting Facilities (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to talk about the desperate need for upgrades to sporting facilities in my electorate of La Trobe. Some are very good, such as the Beaconsfield Football Club—and...
  • International Human Rights Day (1 speech)
    December 10 marks International Human Rights Day. On this day we come together as part of a concerned international community to recommit to the cause of human rights. This year's commemoration...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    It's time to take stock of not just Australia's but also the global structural economic imbalances that leave us, and many others countries, economically vulnerable to shocks. The reality is that...