House debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

  • Bean Electorate: Canberra Raiders, White, Jim and Maria (1 speech)
    It's not always easy being Green, but today I pay rise to pay tribute to the Canberra Raiders—the Green Machine—the broader Raiders community, their dedicated fans and our capital...
  • FIRST Global Challenge (1 speech)
    I rise to congratulate and wish a wad of luck to the robotics program team from St Peters Lutheran College in my electorate of Ryan. They're competing in October in an international robotics...
  • NBN Co (1 speech)
    Labor took a number of commitments on the NBN to the last election. One of them was an enforceable service guarantee, and this is why. One of my constituents had been keen to get the NBN and, on...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    To build a better world, a better Australia, we need to break down the barriers, cut the red tape and create connected and cohesive communities for people of all abilities. We must work to...
  • Assange, Mr Julian (1 speech)
    Australians are proud of the fact that our society is democratic, that we are committed to justice for all and that every citizen should be treated equally in the eyes of the law, but that's...
  • Goldstein Electorate: Sailing Clubs (1 speech)
    The month of October marks the official new season for boating on the shores of the great Port Phillip Bay. At the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, the 2019-20 sailing season is open and ready to...
  • St Clare's Catholic High School, Chifley Electorate: Firefighters (2 speeches)
    We recently celebrated a terrific milestone in our area: the 25th anniversary of St Clare's Catholic High School Hassall Grove. Founded in 1994, the school began with just 100 students but has...
  • Cordingley, Ms Toyah (1 speech)
    Next week marks the first anniversary of the brutal and horrific murder of 24-year-old Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley. Sadly, her killer or killers have not been caught, despite the biggest murder...
  • Gorton Young Leaders Workshop (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the Gorton Young Leaders Workshop, a new initiative I established to help develop the young people of Gorton into the leaders of the future. I want to help young people from...
  • Regional and Rural Health Care (2 speeches)
    I want to speak about a subject that I am particularly passionate about: regional and rural health care. This subject impacts millions of people who live outside urban areas. In my electorate of...