House debates

Tuesday, 23 February 2021

  • City of Greater Geelong: Northern Aquatic and Community Hub (1 speech)
    I rise to support the City of Greater Geelong's application for funding of the Northern Aquatic and Community Hub under round 5 of the Building Better Regions Fund, where a grant of $10 million...
  • North Sydney Electorate: The Weekly Times (1 speech)
    The backbone of a strong community is often the role played by our local newspapers. They bring us together, keep us informed about local issues and events and showcase those making a...
  • Weapons Systems (1 speech)
    In 1997 the anti-personnel mine ban treaty was opened for signature by the UN General Assembly and it came into force in 1999. When it was initially proposed, the Australian Army argued in favour...
  • Nicholls Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    One of the high points of a redistribution is when you get an area in your electorate like the town of Seymour and its 6,000 people. I'm proud to represent the people of Seymour in this place and...
  • Western Australia: Bushfires, Western Australia: Floods, COVID-19 (1 speech)
    The opening weeks of 2021 have been really tough for many Western Australians. During one week at the beginning of February, 81 houses were lost and hundreds of people had to be evacuated because...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    Coronavirus has challenged every person, every family and every business here in Australia and right round the world. We can all be proud in Australia of the way that we have demonstrated our...
  • Petition: Sebastopol Post Office (2 speeches)
    Late last year, the Sebastopol community was given the news that their post office would be closing and its services relocated to the next suburb over, denying accessible postal services to those...
  • Cowper Electorate: Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (1 speech)
    Earlier this month, I had the great pleasure of meeting with Clark Webb, Kaleesha Morris and Christian Lugnan of the Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation to discuss not only their...
  • JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on behalf of people in my electorate of Wills who are relying on JobKeeper to keep their businesses afloat. Although it feels like we're moving back to something close to normal...
  • New South Wales State Emergency Service (2 speeches)
    Today I rise to pay tribute to true community heroes. I speak, of course, of the members of the New South Wales State Emergency Service, or SES. I pay attribute to those members across the Calare...