House debates

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

  • Lalor Electorate: Child Care, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
    I have the privilege in this parliament to represent an electorate with the highest numbers of young families. The 2016 census tells us that 23,000-plus families with children under the age of 15...
  • World Ovarian Cancer Day (1 speech)
    I wear a white shirt. I rise today to bring awareness to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation and the White Shirt Campaign, which took place on 8 May, World Ovarian Cancer Day. One woman dies...
  • Travelling Shows (1 speech)
    I address my remarks tonight to the travelling show men and women who spend their lives travelling around Australia bringing fun and entertainment to our rural and regional towns and, of course,...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    The people in my electorate of Lindsay want to know what the budget means for them. This is one of the most significant budgets in our country's history, one that charts our course to emerge from...
  • National Sorry Day, Penhaligon, Major Sidney Norman, MBE (1 speech)
    Today is National Sorry Day. It's a day that, sadly, recognises that Australia's past policies continue to have detrimental effects on our First Nations peoples. The first National Sorry Day was...
  • Medicinal Cannabis (1 speech)
    As a former police officer, I know only too well the devastation that driving while impaired by drugs can have on people, their families, first responders and communities. It can be devastating....