House debates

Monday, 9 September 2019

  • Whalan Public School, National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    I recently had the pleasure of visiting Whalan Public School to see firsthand some work being done there by the Sydney Theatre Company with young students, showing them how to express their...
  • Umina Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
    There are 15 outstanding surf lifesaving clubs across the Central Coast. Today I want to pay tribute to one in particular: Umina Surf Life Saving Club, which was recently named New South Wales...
  • Aged Care (1 speech)
    I rise to speak up for Mrs Clarke of Endeavour Hills, after receiving a cry for help from her daughter and her family. Mrs Clarke is losing her memory and her mobility and she is desperately in...
  • Goldstein Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
    Goldstein's rich social fabric is bound by the bonds that lie at the heart of many of our community organisations—organisations like Probus, which opens its doors to retired men and women...
  • Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
    I rise to condemn this government's dangerous plans to develop a nuclear power industry in Australia. We're seeing intensifying pressure from the Liberals and Nationals, at all levels of...
  • Afghanistan: 100th Anniversary of Independence from Great Britain, Afghanistan: 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Australia (1 speech)
    In the month of August I travelled to the Middle East as part of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. I'll have much more to say about that trip in the coming days. But, whilst I...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital Fundraiser (1 speech)
    Last Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the spring gala dinner at the Nowra golf club. This inaugural event was organised by the Shoalhaven Community Choir and the Greenwell Point...
  • Exports (1 speech)
    I rise today to update the House on an issue which impacts thousands of my constituents and has been come to be known colloquially in the media as the 'cash for cruelty scandal'. Just to remind...
  • Fraser Electorate (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity, the first since I delivered my inaugural address in the House last month, to thank the people of Fraser for electing me as their representative in this...
  • Ryan Electorate: Glenleighden School (2 speeches)
    It's a great pleasure to inform the House about one of our great local institutions in the Ryan electorate, the Glenleighden School. On 30 August, just a little while ago, it was a pleasure to...