House debates
Thursday, 5 August 2021
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
In the middle of tough times, our Olympians have lifted our entire nation: 15 gold medals and, hopefully, more to come; Emma McKeon, our greatest ever Olympian now, winning the 50-metre and... - Anti-Semitism (1 speech)
Last week Julian Burnside, a Greens candidate at the last election, tweeted a post where he equated Israel's treatment of Palestinians to the actions of Nazi Germany. This was not condemned by... - Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (1 speech)
Major infrastructure projects often divide communities, but not in the case of the western Victoria transmission lines. The project has, with very few exceptions, united the community. From... - Flynn Electorate: Port of Gladstone (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about one of our great assets: the Port of Gladstone. The Gladstone port is Queensland's largest commodity port. It handles over 30 different products, including coal, pork,... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
The Morrison government's failure to secure vaccines is the country's most pressing issue as tragic lockdowns on the mainland attest. But the vaccines will come, so the next challenge is to get... - Barker Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue affecting many around the country but, in particular, I speak for those living on the eastern edge of my electorate of Barker, which borders Victoria and New South... - Dobell Electorate: Covid Vaccination (1 speech)
[by video link] People on the Central Coast have been left confused, frustrated and angry because of the Morrison government's botched vaccine rollout. The Central Coast has been in lockdown for... - Braddon Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of opening the Study Centre Circular Head in Smithton. This facility signals a new era for north-west Tasmania, which has historically lacked accessibility to... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
[by video link] The decision to extend cashless debit card trials is a terrible one. Remember, the card has been trialled since 2014, at the cost of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars.... - Grey Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
In the middle of July, I had the great pleasure of hosting the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, Linda Reynolds, in my electorate. I... - Werriwa Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I'm sick of my community being vilified by government leaders and by the media. The virus didn't start in my community; it started from another breach of quarantine spread from Bondi. We've... - Wentworth Electorate: Childcare and Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
[by video link] Last week was Education Week in New South Wales and, with the theme of lifelong learners, celebrated education and educators from early childhood through to tertiary education. I... - Newcastle Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
This week my office has been inundated with calls from disappointed and frustrated Novocastrians who were notified that their Pfizer vaccine appointment had been cancelled in order to redirect... - Ryan Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
As you know, my community's the epicentre of the Queensland outbreak, with many local schools impacted. I want to thank everybody in our community for complying with the state government's... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Yesterday in question time, the Prime Minister was asked about the member for Dawson's Facebook posts perpetuating vaccine disinformation. He was unable and unwilling to give any assurances that... - COVID-19: South Australia (1 speech)
I'd like to take the opportunity to thank my community in Sturt and all the people of South Australia in the wake of the lockdown that we went through just a little over a fortnight ago. I think... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I recently found out via a Facebook post advertising office space that the government is looking to close the Braddon Centrelink office in my electorate. There has been no community consultation... - Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
The world is in a pretty dark place right now, and millions of Australians are in lockdown. But there's been a big shining light over the last couple of weeks and that's been in the form of... - Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
Today the Closing the Gap report was tabled in this parliament. In a really terrific speech the Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese, made a number of commitments to take real action for...
