House debates
Monday, 22 February 2021
- Tasmania: Duck Hunting (1 speech)
On 6 March, the Tasmanian duck hunting season begins. Over the three-month season, it's estimated that almost 50,000 ducks will be shot. Some will be killed outright, but as many as 13,000 will... - National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
People in the veteran and defence space should not have to pay money to have their voices heard by the national commissioner into ADF and veteran suicide, but, sadly, that is the case. Next... - Australia Post: Armstrong Creek Post Office (1 speech)
Today, the people of Armstrong Creek and I are feeling vindicated. We have stood firm and robustly demanded a post office for the rapidly growing community of Armstrong Creek. Since 2014, the... - Forde Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It's been my honour over recent weeks to take part in leadership induction ceremonies at Loganlea and Windaroo Valley state high schools. It's always inspiring to witness these impressive young... - Oxley Electorate: International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
I'm proud to represent an electorate that is one of the most multicultural in this country. There are 60,000 people who live in the Oxley electorate who were born overseas, and we have one of the... - Bonner Electorate: Central Moreton Bay OzFish Chapter (1 speech)
I'd like to thank my colleague the Assistant Minister for Environmental Management for joining me at the port of Brisbane to catch up with the volunteers from the Central Moreton Bay OzFish... - Overseas Students (1 speech)
It's almost a year since O-week celebrations were cancelled, semester 1 was postponed and classes moved online for university students across the country, but for many students it's also marked a... - News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
Facebook's ban on publishing Australian news content is an attack on our democracy. This is an attempt by a multinational corporation to bring the Australian government and its people to heel,... - Calwell Electorate: Hume City Council (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to three long-serving local councillors who retired at the recent Hume City Council elections. I want to begin with Councillor Drew Jessop, who served for 23 years. He was... - Mallee Electorate: Mallee Track Health and Community Service (1 speech)
I am passionate about healthcare delivery in regional and rural towns and cities. In Mallee, we have one of the poorest ratios of GPs to patients. Last week, I visited a particular service in... - Bruce Electorate: Living Treasures (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute and express our community's love and appreciation to two living treasures of the city of greater Dandenong, so awarded on Australia Day: my dear friends Youhorn Chea and Roz... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Just last Monday, 142,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Sydney airport. Today, priority groups will begin receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations. This includes aged-care... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
When Western Sydney airport's EIS was approved by the then minister, Josh Frydenberg, in 2016, it required a huge environmental offsets package to give this project any hope of being accepted.... - Bowie, Dr James OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise an extraordinary man, Dr James Bowie, who's dedicated most of his professional life to keeping people in Australia's south-west healthy and happy. In this age of... - Kingston Electorate: Christmas Appeal 2020 (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary generosity of my local community. Christmas, while it seems a little way away now, was always a difficult time for vulnerable Australians. Household... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I welcome the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the tremendously important milestone that it is for our nation. The Gold Coast University Hospital, in my central Gold Coast... - Western Australia: Arts Industry (1 speech)
On Saturday I was rapt to be down at Victoria Quay with my fellow Freo representative, Simone McGurk, for the announcement by Premier Mark McGowan and arts minister David Templeman of a... - Energy, Media (1 speech)
Today I'd like to take this opportunity to set the record straight over my stance on nuclear power. There's an ongoing debate regarding a move to lift the ban on nuclear energy as a fuel source... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Last March, retail billionaire Gerry Harvey told 60 Minutes that COVID was 'pretty much nothing to get scared of'. He went on to boast that sales of his freezers were up 300 per cent. Since then,... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Well, imagine telling anyone in December 2019 that they would be spending the following 12 months in their pyjamas working from home. Imagine telling anyone in December 2019 that terms like... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I, along with many Moreton constituents, will be listening intently to the aged-care royal commission's final report, due to be handed down this Friday. I guarantee that we'll all be listening... - News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
I would like to join the pile-on against Facebook. Facebook's decision to ban news is lamentable, and, hopefully, it will be sorted out in the coming days or weeks, as they walk back from this... - Bendigo Electorate: Indigenous Fashion (1 speech)
On Friday I had the opportunity to attend a very special opening here in Canberra—special because it is first time that a Bendigo Art Gallery exhibition has been on display in one of our... - Higgins Electorate: Lunar New Year Celebrations (1 speech)
Ni Hao Xinnian Kuaile! Happy Lunar New Year. I wish to extend my best wishes to all those celebrating the Lunar New Year across my electorate of Higgins, Melbourne and of course across Australia.... - Gilmore Electorate: St John the Evangelist Catholic School (1 speech)
One of the best things about being a member of parliament is having the opportunity to hear directly from local people about what matters to them. On Friday last week, I was absolutely delighted... - Gosling, Mr John Francis OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate for his award of a Member of the Order of Australia John Francis Gosling. Mr Gosling would be known indirectly to members of this place because he is the father of... - Fraser Electorate: Vietnamese-Australian Community (1 speech)
Chuc mung nam moi and happy new year—happy Year of the Buffalo—to all of the members of the Vietnamese-Australian community in Fraser and throughout Australia. I was delighted to join... - Reid Electorate: Rotary Club of Strathfield (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of the Rotary Club of Strathfield. Our local Rotarians create opportunities for genuine connection and community service, and this is more important now than ever... - Chifley Electorate: Doonside Railway Station (1 speech)
I'm sick and tired of Liberal governments at a federal and state level making infrastructure decisions prioritising their political need above community demand. What has triggered my comments is... - Goldstein Electorate: Sandringham Bowls Club (2 speeches)
Last year, Victorians endured a long lockdown associated with COVID-19, and of course it was one of those times where strong community bonds came to the fore, as did people's commitment to...
