House debates
Thursday, 10 December 2020
- Environment (1 speech)
In 2020, raw sewage should not be pumped into one of Sydney's major waterways, but that's exactly what's occurring at Botany Bay during heavy rain. Sydney Water has been regularly discharging... - Curious Minds Program (1 speech)
Congratulations to Tallirah Gale from Ulverstone Secondary College, who has been invited to participate in this year's Curious Minds program. Funded by the federal government, this program brings... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Yesterday the government introduced legislation that would cut workers' pay. Twenty-four hours later, from reading the media, it looks like the Minister for Industrial Relations is under pressure... - National Farmers Federation: Regional Digital Tech Hub (1 speech)
An Albanese federal Labor government is a bit like a mirage in the desert. I don't think it's coming any time soon, but, anyway, there you go. There is a percentage of people who still think that... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
I am looking forward for 2021. It has been a difficult year. I know many Australians have had a very rough time. People have lost their jobs, people have been managing chronic ill health or... - Valedictory (1 speech)
I'm just trying to keep a straight face here. As we come to the end of a long and difficult year I'd like to extend my gratitude to the community of Wentworth for keeping New South Wales COVID... - Nurses (1 speech)
I would like to read from a letter that Cecilia Webster recently wrote to me on behalf of all nurses: 'As everyone knows 2020 is the World Health Organization's Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.... - Child Abuse (1 speech)
There is no more important responsibility for this House than protecting our vulnerable kids in Australia. Child sexual abuse is a very real threat. It is a scourge. We must not shy away from it... - Environment (1 speech)
Single-use plastics are one of the biggest environmental threats of our time. On average, Australians use 130 kilograms of plastic per person each year and only nine per cent of that is recycled.... - Sturt Electorate: Landcare Australia (1 speech)
I'm very lucky to have an electorate that is beautifully nestled between the Adelaide foothills and the River Torrens. So it's no surprise—that being the catchment for the upper... - McEwen Electorate (3 speeches)
It is the last day of parliament for the year, hopefully, and I want to put on record my thanks to my family for this year. It has been a tough year for everyone. It has been a tough year for all... - Herbert Electorate (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the people of Townsville for everything they have done and been through the last few years. Their resilience and sense of community has... - Bendigo Electorate: Karen Community (1 speech)
Many in our Bendigo Karen community are facing long delays when it comes to applying for and receiving Australian citizenship. It is one of the most significant issues that has been identified as... - COVID-19: Australia (1 speech)
The year 2020 is coming to an end. Thank God for that! Hallelujah! As years go, this one has been an absolute shocker. A global pandemic hit. Lives were lost and livelihoods were shattered. It... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
I present to the House 'The Scandals of Christmas': On the first day of Christmas the PM sent to thee, thirty million for a piece of land that was only worth three. On the second day of Christmas... - Bonner Electorate: Christmas Appeal (1 speech)
I'd like to finish the year on a positive note. The 2020 Ross Vasta Christmas Appeal has only one week to go, and I would like to thank everyone who has donated so far. This year I partnered with... - Australia Post (1 speech)
The pandemic shone a spotlight on essential workers who are too often overlooked and I would like to shout out to our beloved posties. Like so many workers who got us through the pandemic,... - Trade Unions (1 speech)
For years I have been a fierce critic of Australia's most lawless organisation, the muscle faction of the ALP, the CFMEU. Recently, I've picked up an unlikely new ally: the members of the CFMEU.... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
First it was snapback, then it was comeback and now it's cutback—cutting back wages and conditions and presiding over the worst growth in wages that this country has ever seen. Under this... - Chambers, Dr Kevin, OAM (2 speeches)
Forty-three years ago my husband and I moved to Mildura for his internship at the Mildura Base Public Hospital. One of the first specialists we met was a man called Kevin Chambers, a general...
