House debates

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

  • Scullin Electorate: Whittlesea Food Collective (1 speech)
    The past months have been a challenging time for all Australians, but I think we all in this place can acknowledge the extraordinary contribution that the community has demonstrated. I'd like to...
  • Child Abuse (1 speech)
    A close friend and a former colleague of mine, Mark Maxim, called me this week. He's let me know that he's launching a GoFundMe page, and he shared with me, for the first time, that when he was...
  • Macarthur Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
    It's time to kickstart the Macarthur economy. Over the coming weeks, Macarthur residents will receive correspondence from me regarding the state of our local economy. Macarthur's community has...
  • Melbourne Airport Rail Link (1 speech)
    It seems as though the Victorian state Labor government are close to announcing the model of their preferred Melbourne airport rail link project. This project was initially costed between $10...
  • Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
    Due to a lack of planes, I drove to parliament for this sitting. My road trip took me from the end of the River Murray in my electorate and I crisscrossed the river across the Hay Plains. The...
  • Western Australia: Economy (1 speech)
    As our community prepares for the economic recovery phase following the coronavirus crisis, we recognise the importance to our local economy of international trade in both goods and services. My...
  • Covid-19 (1 speech)
    During these unprecedented times, I want to take the opportunity to thank our health service workers, including our dedicated doctors, our nurses, cleaners, lab techs, medical waste handlers,...
  • Brogden, Mrs Lucinda AM (1 speech)
    I'd like to lend my support to the comments from the member for Fowler. Truly, the frontline healthcare workers, both in pharmacies and in hospitals, are the true heroes of this pandemic and...
  • Bendigo Electorate: Jobseeker Payment (1 speech)
    I just wanted to share with the House a few of the life-changing stories about what has happened to people in my community who are now receiving the jobseeker and supplement payment. I actually...
  • Page Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (2 speeches)
    I'd like to recognise Lyn Larsen, who was named on this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List. Lyn was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to cricket as a...