House debates
Thursday, 14 February 2019
- Perth Electorate (2 speeches)
As I rise, millions of couples across Australia are celebrating a day dedicated entirely to love. I spoke in my first speech about love, and I said that the work of the parliament is about love.... - Gordon, Mr Angus, OAM (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, I wait for the day when the member for Perth brings in background music to his speeches too! I rise today to acknowledge Angus Gordon OAM and all that he has done in service... - International Greek Language Day (2 speeches)
() (): It gives me great pleasure today to rise and speak about International Greek Language Day. Following years of effort and campaigning by academics, teachers and Greek people around the... - Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of this house a dilemma facing the dairy producers of this great nation. Just the other day, on the Comboyne plateau, I met with good friends and colleagues... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
In an era where we marvel at what technology enables us to do, we often think of the good things it achieves, but we also need to be mindful that technology can be used against people in very... - Boothby Electorate: Brighton Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
It's only February, but the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club has had a very busy and hugely successful start to the year. On Sunday, 6 January the club officially opened their new surf lifesaving... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise today to address serious concerns I have about the bureaucracy of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Whilst it's no surprise that I recognise the NDIS as the most significant policy... - Moore Electorate: Sporting Clubs (1 speech)
A number of local sporting projects in my electorate are worthy of funding support in the upcoming federal budget. A federal contribution towards constructing a patio and kitchen extension at HBF... - Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
Queensland's agriculture minister is former Labor senator Mark Furner, so people here know him well. He is a big and robust man. This week I've had a number of conversations with him about the... - Berowra Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
One of the wonderful things about the electorate of Berowra is its extraordinary sense of community spirit. It's a community where people don't sit back and wait for somebody else to fix issues... - Shipping Industry (2 speeches)
Outside of border command, the merchant marine was the arm of the Australian services that lost the most people during World War II. In fact, we lost three iron boats—two off my particular... - South Grafton Public School, Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I would like the congratulate the students and families of the South Grafton Public School; its principal, Peter Hickey; and the dedicated teaching staff, in particular Melissa Berry, Melissa... - Economy (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the hypocrisy, writ large, that we are seeing in our federal parliament this week. The government doesn't want to take action against the banks even though the royal... - Youth Insearch (1 speech)
This week, Youth Insearch launched the Blue Heart social media campaign. For those who are not aware, Youth Insearch is a multi-award-winning charity organisation dedicated to helping young... - Schools (1 speech)
I'm always proud to come to Canberra and represent the voices of my community. Sometimes, it means I miss out on attending things that I love to attend. It being the start of the year, spending... - Corangamite Electorate (1 speech)
In relation to the previous speaker, it's really regrettable that we continue to see so many lies being told by the Labor Party in relation to education. It's also happening in my electorate. It... - Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
The Prime Minister and the LNP should be hanging their heads in shame at the way the people of Townsville are being treated as a result of a major flood. As I have stated in this place many... - Fisher Electorate (3 speeches)
In 2019 I am committed to doing even more to listen to the people of Fisher. That's why I'm holding listening posts every Friday morning by roadsides and in parks all over Fisher. It's also why... - Richmond Electorate: The Nationals (1 speech)
I rise to outline yet again how destructive the National Party have been on the New South Wales North Coast. As I've said before, National Party choices hurt. Their harsh choices continue to hurt... - Forde Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
This time of year is always a terrific time of year because you have the crossover between the seasons of our summer sports of cricket and baseball and our winter sports of football, rugby...
