House debates

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

  • In The Zone (1 speech)
    Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the 10th annual In The Zone conference in Perth, with this year's event focusing on critical mineral resources. Members may have heard me outline in a...
  • World Mental Health Day, Townsville: Floods, Herbert Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
    I want to take this opportunity this evening to say, 'How good is Townsville?' I am so proud of our community. Last Thursday, 10 October, was a very special day. Of course I'm talking about World...
  • Infrastructure, Blair Electorate: Medical Workforce (3 speeches)
    This coalition government talks a lot about congestion busting on infrastructure. Tonight I would like to engage in a bit of deception busting instead, because this government's approach to...
  • Syria (1 speech)
    I rise to raise concerns about Turkey's unilateral military incursion into north-eastern Syria which commenced on 9 October. As the Prime Minister and the foreign minister stated in a joint media...
  • Extremism (2 speeches)
    I would make the point, in response to the member for Wentworth, that it's easy for us to rightly ascribe concern about what the Turks are doing—absolutely. But we should also remember that...