House debates
Thursday, 4 February 2021
- COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
I've only got a short time to address the House this morning, so I want to take the opportunity to make a call to the government to consider very carefully its response to the COVID pandemic in... - Forde Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Rotary Australia and New Zealand: 100 Years of Service (1 speech)
One of the great things about Australia Day is the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of those people in our community who are doing wonderful and amazing things. It was my privilege to... - Maribyrnong Electorate: Live Events (1 speech)
Maribyrnong is the ground zero of the live event industry in Australia, and the live event industry in Australia has been terribly hard hit by COVID-19. In my own electorate we have music... - Manufacturing (1 speech)
Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting the Box Hill headquarters of one of Australia's fastest-growing and most-promising healthcare companies, Planet Innovation. This incredible local... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
There is widespread agreement that Australia has managed the COVID pandemic better than most countries. It is a view now supported by several studies that compared the COVID response across the... - Defence Industry (1 speech)
It was my great pleasure to be invited by British Aerospace to attend on Friday 18 December a great milestone in the Hunter class frigate program, the future frigates for the Royal Australian... - New South Wales: Bushfires (1 speech)
In November, $177 million of federal New South Wales funding for bushfire recovery projects was announced. It turns out that just one per cent of the funding went to Labor state seats—a... - Ryan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about an issue that's causing much concern in my local community. The state government has proposed a new school at Indooroopilly, a primary school on the site of... - Sullivan, Mr Jonathan Harold (Jon) (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to my friend and former colleague Jon Sullivan. Jon Sullivan passed away just a couple of weeks ago, on 17 January, aged just 70. It was a privilege to serve alongside... - Brisbane Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
The Australia Day honours list is a chance for us to reflect on the contributions and achievements of some of our local residents. Sport plays a big role in the Brisbane lifestyle. Cricket, in... - Gellibrand Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Last month, two members of my community were awarded Australia Day honours, and I would like to offer my congratulations to them here. George Said was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia... - Western Australia: Bushfires (1 speech)
Residents throughout parts of my electorate are currently facing two emergencies: the first is obviously a COVID-19 lockdown, and the second is a bushfire emergency. The bushfire has, sadly, so... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
JobKeeper, we know, was a temporary payment that was supposed to be there to get us through the pandemic. We're not through the pandemic, and, as we learnt overnight, we are still very much in... - Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge this year's winners of Australia Day awards in Lismore. The Citizen of the Year award went to Dr Ian Cappe for his significant contribution to health services in our... - COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
Unfortunately this pandemic is not over, and unfortunately the federal government is withdrawing support and withdrawing the JobKeeper support way too early, right now, for businesses across the... - Foster, Senior Constable Kelly (2 speeches)
Our nation owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Senior Constable Kelly Foster. I make this statement in our parliament today to ensure that her name, her dedication to duty, and her... - Refugees, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy (1 speech)
I rise today to send my best wishes to the refugees who were recently released from places of detention in Melbourne. After eight years of horrendous detention at the hands of this Liberal... - Employment (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to say how honoured I am to continue to serve the people of Petrie and the community that I grew up in in a place that I love. It's a great responsibility that's... - Oxley Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
Australia is made up of people from many cultures and backgrounds, representing nations from all around the world. The values shown to each and every member of our society through mutual respect... - MOLLER, Mr Ross Ronald (2 speeches)
I rise today to pay tribute to and remember a good friend and giant in the Cairns business community who recently passed away. Real estate veteran and community leader Ross Moller passed away...
