House debates

Thursday, 5 March 2020

  • Human Rights (1 speech)
    Today I raise two human rights matters. The first relates to the ongoing persecution of people of the Bahai faith in Iran, where an estimated 300,000 Bahai followers form the largest of the...
  • Page Electorate: Dairy Industry, Reid, Mr Ray (1 speech)
    I want to wish Norco, my local dairy processor, a happy 125th birthday. That is right—Norco is celebrating 125 years this year. They have been part of my Northern Rivers wider community...
  • Broadband (1 speech)
    It is depressing to say that high-quality broadband remains just as hard to obtain as it is necessary for the people of Fremantle and Western Australia. I am sure there are people all over...
  • Higgins Electorate: Climate Solutions Technical Expo (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about an exciting and innovative expo that I am hosting for the first time in my seat of Higgins, on 17 April: the Climate Solutions Technical Expo. I am delighted that the...
  • Lilley Electorate: School Leaders (1 speech)
    With parliament sitting across the first four weeks of the school year in 2020 it has been a great pity that I have had to miss many school leadership ceremonies and inductions across the north...
  • Political Communication (3 speeches)
    I thank the member for Lilley for her, as usual, excellent contribution to this chamber.
  • Coronavirus (1 speech)
    I know that many people in my community would be feeling concerned about the spread of coronavirus. That's only natural. This week we saw the first domestic infections of the virus in Australia...
  • Bennelong Cup (1 speech)
    I have previously informed the House about the Bennelong Cup, an initiative I started almost a decade ago to provide all students in the community, irrespective of their cultural background, a...
  • Petition: Rare Cancer Treatment (1 speech)
    I'd like to draw the attention of the House to a petition that was submitted to the Petitions Committee by one of my constituents as the principal petitioner, Jelena Magic, whose three-year-old...
  • Petrie Electorate: Autism (2 speeches)
    I rise today to discuss an investment in Bald Hills that will help children with autism for decades to come. Tomorrow, I will be joining members of the AEIOU to open a new autism hub in Attunga...