House debates
Thursday, 14 February 2019
- Education (1 speech)
I spoke in this place an hour ago about love. One of the things I love is investing in education, and I also like talking about delivering a fair go for Australia. Every Friday, I start a... - Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge and congratulate members of my electorate who received OAMs, AMs and Australia Day awards. In the Coffs Harbour City Council area Peter Rheinberger received an OAM for... - Solomon Electorate: Community Events, Defence Procurement, Bombing of Darwin: 77th Anniversary (2 speeches)
Last weekend, the Defence Community Organisation ran a fantastic event, another 'welcome to Darwin' or 'welcome to the Top End' gathering at the Darwin Convention Centre. It was fantastic, so... - Bennelong Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I would like to update the parliament on a couple of events that have happened in Bennelong recently. This fortnight, I've been fortunate enough to participate in the local Lunar New Year... - Fremantle Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Today, Infrastructure Australia has issued its 2019 priority list, and I'm glad that two projects on that list are important and relevant to the community I represent, the federal electorate of... - Bonner, Mr Neville, AO (1 speech)
This month we mark 20 years since the death of the late Neville Bonner, AO, and former Australian senator. He was Australia's first Indigenous federal parliamentarian—indeed, Queensland's... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
As we are about 90-odd days out from the election, I have noticed in the last 24 hours or so an increase in hysteria, a lot of hyperventilating from those opposite—from the government, from... - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (1 speech)
As one of the National Party members who helped bring about the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, I sincerely thank the... - Shipping Industry, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity in this House today to put on the record, for members and for the general public, two important battles going on in my electorate, to which my Labor colleague the... - Fairfax Electorate (1 speech)
I confess to being concerned at times about an erosion of what we sometimes refer to as civil society. We see a breakdown in the family unit. We see a drop in spirituality among most Australians... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
For too long, the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government has failed to ensure that vulnerable people in regional processing centres receive timely and adequate medical care. Labor has always been... - Flynn Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
I've spent my life supporting jobs in my electorate—firstly as a field distributor, then as a publican and a business owner. I have continued to create and support jobs since I was elected...
