House debates

Monday, 21 October 2019

  • Collins, Mr Bert, Quilts of Valour Australia (1 speech)
    I'd like to tell the chamber about my mate Bert Collins. Bert is the sort of bloke who deserves to have his name and his story etched into the record of this place. Bert was born almost 104 years...
  • City of Mandurah RSL Sub-branch (1 speech)
    I rise to congratulate the City of Mandurah RSL sub-branch on the opening of their new premises in Greenfields, Mandurah. I visited the club while it was under construction and enjoyed its...
  • Media (3 speeches)
    This is what the front page of today's Canberra Times looks like. This is what the front page of today's Sydney Morning Herald looks like. This is what the front page of today's Australian looks...
  • New, Associate Professor Elizabeth (1 speech)
    Bennelong is the capital of innovation. We have groups, from students to corporations, fighting to understand or change the world to make it a better place every day. I could talk about many...
  • Stirling Electorate: Transport (1 speech)
    We hear a lot in this place about the Morrison government's commitment to busting congestion, so let me take a moment to explain why this is so important. It's because time spent sitting in...
  • Ballarat International Foto Biennale (1 speech)
    Over the last two months in Ballarat, it's really come alive with art as the Ballarat International Foto Biennale has brought world-class photography to our regional community, including from...
  • Northern Tasmania: Tourism (1 speech)
    Tourism in Northern Tasmania is booming. For the year to March, over 700,000 people were reported to have visited the north, up two per cent on the previous year. I may be biased, but, really,...
  • Dobell Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
    The closure of a 14-bed dementia care unit in Lisarow and a 110-bed aged-care facility in Wyoming is distressing news for families in my New South Wales Central Coast electorate of Dobell. The...
  • Robertson Electorate: JDRF One Walk (2 speeches)
    The JDRF One Walk is an annual event held in cities and regional centres right across Australia to help raise awareness and funds for research into type 1 diabetes. I was pleased to be able to...