House debates

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

  • Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about the Samuel review into the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and the opportunity that we have to improve these laws and really protect our natural...
  • JobSeeker Payment and JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
    The coronavirus pandemic is a momentous challenge for all of us. Australians have got sick, Australians have died and the economic consequences have been unprecedented. In such emergency...
  • COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
    This is an important grievance debate, because it goes to the heart of what Australia stands for. Are we a free and fair country? Do we have processes that comply with principles of natural...
  • COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine (1 speech)
    During my lifetime I've seen many examples where there has been complete abandonment of reason—media bias has led to groupthink—but never have I seen a worse example of this than the...
  • Morrison Government (1 speech)
    I grieve for Australians who are missing out as a result of failures in media and communications policy under this Liberal-National government. Next month marks seven years of inaction and...
  • Lyne Electorate: Bushfires (2 speeches)
    Last November, my electorate became the epicentre of a ferocious series of bushfires across the whole region. As I've previously reported to this House, over 250,000 hectares was destroyed. That...