House debates

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

  • Medicare (1 speech)
    Access to affordable health care for all is one of the founding principles of Medicare. The promise that that green Medicare card would give all Australians access to health care when they need...
  • Wide Bay Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate Gympie Medical Transport, the Noosa Dolphins rugby club and the Maryborough Sporting Car Club on their successful applications to the Stronger Communities Program. As...
  • Fowler Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
    Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending the opening of the People's Globe in my electorate, a fantastic initiative by the Fairfield City Council led by Mayor Frank Carbone. The...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Health Care, Capricornia Electorate: Yeppoon Aquatic Centre (1 speech)
    I take this opportunity to talk about an important project in my electorate of Capricornia which will deliver a much-needed hospice service in Central Queensland. I visited Fitzroy Community...
  • Petition: Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (1 speech)
    When the Australian National Audit Office released its pretty damning report into the community sports grants program 18 months ago, finding evidence of distribution bias by the federal...
  • Wentworth Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge and recognise the exceptional individuals within my own community of Wentworth whose meaningful service to others and Australia was recognised in the Queen's Birthday...
  • Perth Electorate (1 speech)
    The electorate of Perth will soon change. Following a redistribution we are going to welcome some other great Western Australian suburbs and Western Australian residents to the Perth electorate....
  • Banks Electorate: Community Groups (1 speech)
    On 5 June I attended the Mortdale Heights Cricket Club presentation at Moore Reserve in Hurstville Grove. Mortdale Heights Cricket Club is one of the very strongest cricket clubs anywhere in the...
  • Moreton Electorate: Moorooka Sports and Community Club (1 speech)
    The Moorooka bowls club is a well-known facility in my electorate. In May 2019, after half a century of entertaining fans, providing a social hub for the community and training elite players, the...
  • Brisbane Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (2 speeches)
    In times like these, it's especially important that we pause to acknowledge some of the amazing people who have helped make our local community the very best it can be. The following Brisbane...