House debates
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Employment (1 speech)
My grievance tonight is about the many barriers faced by many of my constituents in gaining meaningful employment. I especially want to focus on those constituents with Iraqi and Syrian... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program 2019 (1 speech)
Last month, I had the privilege of taking part in an ADF Parliamentary Program trip to the Middle East region—sometimes referred to as the MER. I had previously travelled to Afghanistan in... - State of the Nation (1 speech)
It's a cliche to say that Australia is at a crossroads, and yet at no other time during Australia's peacetime history has our country faced so many escalating challenges and left so many of those... - Domestic and Family Violence, Hairdressers with Hearts (2 speeches)
I'd like to share with you tonight some disturbing facts. In Australia, on average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. In 2018, 69 women and children were killed as a... - Adoption (2 speeches)
I wish to speak tonight about the important but often concealed issue of adoption. The public profile of adoption has waxed and waned in prominence over the past century. Historically and...
