House debates
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Middle East (1 speech)
Numerous constituents have voiced their concern and distress to me about the situation in Palestine and Israel in the last month. In 10 days, 257 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza were... - Willoughby United Netball Club (1 speech)
Netball plays a big part in the life of our local community, and my region of Sydney is home to the largest netball association in Australia—in fact, probably in the world. This year, 2021,... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
Australians during this COVID pandemic expected two things from this Prime Minister and this government: quarantine and vaccinations. On both of those counts, there has been an abject failure by... - World Lupus Day (1 speech)
Monday 10 May was World Lupus Day, a day to raise awareness of this under-recognised but debilitating condition. While most people have heard the term 'lupus', few know what the condition... - Centenary of Rotary Australia (1 speech)
This year marks 100 years of Rotary in Australia. I want to send a shout-out to all the Rotary clubs in the electorate of Gilmore and Rotary members who go above and beyond for their communities... - Liberal Pride: Midsumma Pride March (1 speech)
I'm proud of what Liberals have achieved for our LGTBI community in Victoria and Australia. Many of the most significant pieces of legislation to improve the lives of the LGBTI community were... - COVID-19: Quarantine, COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
The Morrison government had two jobs during this pandemic: quarantine and vaccinations. They bungled both, and today Victorians are paying the price. The new cases and the new restrictions... - World Health Assembly (4 speeches)
This week the World Health Assembly is meeting for its 74th annual session. This week for the fifth year running one nation, namely the Republic of China-Taiwan, has not been invited. This is the... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
At the current rate of COVID-19 vaccination, it will be the end of 2022 before 85 per cent of adult Australians are vaccinated. That's simply not good enough. Communication about the vaccination... - Bass Electorate: Boots on the Ground (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of supporting a great event on the weekend raising funds and awareness for mental wellbeing in rural and regional areas. It was raising funds for the Boots on the Ground... - Lundy, Mr George (Geordie) (1 speech)
On 15 May, I was fortunate to join members of the Pagewood Botany Football Club family to pay tribute to a legend of football in the eastern suburbs, George Lundy, who passed away last year.... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Last week was National Volunteer Week, and in Moncrieff we celebrated our volunteers following the 'Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine' theme. It was an honour to open The Venue at Volunteering Gold... - Eden-Monaro Electorate (1 speech)
Meeting the immediate needs of our community feeds my daily work, as do the longer term opportunities that come from the many compounding challenges that we face together. While drought,... - Mason, Mr Donald Walter (1 speech)
Donald Walter Mason died on 7 May this year. He was my scout leader. He was a husband to Gwenda, lover, father, grandfather and mentor to many. In fact, he invested his life in others. He was... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Elizabeth from Seaford has a granddaughter. Her granddaughter is a single mother with three children, aged nine, seven and five. Elizabeth's granddaughter had to flee a relationship which was... - Dalrymple, Mrs Irie (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the passing of a highly respected and extremely generous member of the Mackay region, Mrs Irie Dalrymple, who passed away on 11 May at the age of 93. Irie,... - Consent (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the changes to consent laws announced today in New South Wales and congratulate New South Wales Attorney-General Mark Speakman on these legislative changes. New South Wales... - Defence Industry (1 speech)
The Morrison government's investment in defence industry is paying dividends right around the country, including in my own electorate of Stirling. Last week, I was joined by the Minister for... - COVID 19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Last Tuesday, I had my first AstraZeneca jab at Barwon Health's mass vaccination centre. It was professional and swift, and now it's done. It feels great. But the problem is I am one person among... - Dungowan Dam (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I want to thank you very much for the opportunity to give you a progress update on the Dungowan Dam. It's an incredibly important piece of infrastructure which has brought about a...
