House debates

Monday, 24 February 2020

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    In this role we get the opportunity to meet some very brave and inspirational Australians, none more so than those living with a disability, their parents and carers. When Labor established the...
  • Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
    I rise today to bring attention to the issue of domestic and family violence. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one woman is killed every nine days and one man is...
  • Global Security (1 speech)
    Almost one year ago an Australian armed with semiautomatic weapons walked into two Christchurch mosques and murdered 51 people. As we approach the 12-month anniversary of this atrocity we need to...
  • Herbert Electorate: Queensland Country Bank Stadium (1 speech)
    Mr Speaker, you may notice that I'm wearing probably the best tie in the House. For those southerners who might not know what it is, it is the tie of the mighty North Queensland Cowboys NRL club...
  • Defence Procurement (1 speech)
    The mishandling of the replacement submarine contract and Collins class maintenance program highlights the utter incompetence of the Morrison government. But one should not be surprised, given...
  • Toowoomba: Defence Properties (2 speeches)
    Last Friday, on behalf of the Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon. Darren Chester MP, I announced to my local community of Toowoomba that Defence Housing Australia was not to proceed with its...