House debates

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

  • Heritage Burnie 10 (1 speech)
    Congratulations to everyone involved in making this year's Heritage Burnie 10 another great success. The race attracts elite runners from all over the world and, just as importantly, it...
  • Vidot, Mr Nicholas (1 speech)
    After 12 years as principal of St Andrew's College and a career in education spanning over 40 years, Nicholas Vidot has recently retired and I want to recognise him today. When he became the...
  • Hinkler Electorate: Shopping Locally (1 speech)
    As you know, Shop Small was in town and in parliament last night. Why is shopping local important? Because it means shopping with local businesses, which means using local jobs that support local...
  • Central Coast Food Alliance (1 speech)
    The Central Coast is traditionally a food-growing area and our Hinterland remains a productive farming region. The Central Coast Food Alliance was recently launched to grow our reputation as a...
  • Broadband (1 speech)
    Yesterday, sadly I missed an opportunity to speak on the member for Boothby's fine motion on the NBN rollout. This time for statements gives me an opportunity to report that 98 per cent of...
  • Media (1 speech)
    We in Labor will fight for freedom of the press and the public's right to know. They are fundamental pillars of our democracy. This should not be controversial. It should not even be up for...
  • Water Safety (1 speech)
    The surf lifesaving season has just begun. I did my first patrol a couple of weeks ago, and it's this time of year that people are really reminded, when heading out to the beach, to swim between...
  • Western Australia: Economy (1 speech)
    Last week two important pieces of information for Western Australia were revealed. The first was that WA's unemployment rate remains materially higher than the rest of the nation, at 5.7 per...
  • Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
    I rise to commend my beloved Liberal Party on its 75th anniversary. I've been in the Liberal Party, now the LNP, in Queensland for 16 years, and I am proud of it and its members every single day....
  • Government Advertising (1 speech)
    How good is it to have an ad man running the country? Normally, a business goes to an advertising company if they've got a product to sell, but not this mob—five years in government, three...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    There are many important statistics that are released on our economy, but I think it's thoroughly defensible to say that unemployment is far and away, in my view, the most important. Last...