House debates
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
- COVID-19: Western Sydney (1 speech)
A report by the Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre named Pulse of South West Sydney CALD communities: amplifying voices during COVID-19 was released at the beginning of this month. The report... - Tasmania: Economy, Transport Industry (1 speech)
[by video link] I am pleased to report that Tasmania's economy continues to lead the nation. According to the latest CommSec State of the states report, for the seventh consecutive quarter our... - Child Care (1 speech)
[by video link] Well, another report says that childcare fees are out of control under this Morrison government. The latest data shows that childcare fees rose by 2.4 per cent over the 12 months... - Protecting Pensioners from the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2021 (1 speech)
Labor's actions yesterday in this chamber, in moving a bill for the abolition of the cashless debit card, had a broader and more sinister purpose—to establish a platform based on a lie to... - Morrison Government: Economy (1 speech)
Listening to the Treasurer in recent weeks, it's become painfully obvious that this government has absolutely no economic plan and no reform agenda for the Australian economy. Instead, the... - Wentworth Electorate: City2Surf (1 speech)
The City2Surf is the largest fun run in the world and much of it runs through my electorate of Wentworth, starting in the heart of Sydney's city at Hyde Park and finishing at Bondi Beach. Due to... - Davison, Aunty Delma (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to an elder of the La Peruse Aboriginal community, Aunty Delma Davison, on her recent passing. Delma was born in Nowra and always remembered her father's words: 'In a white... - Ryan Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity in the House to highlight some fantastic community events in the electorate over last couple of weeks. First of all, The Gap Lions Club celebrated the opening of... - Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
Recently, one of Lilley's many aviation workers wrote to me, a 38-year-old father of three who was one of the 2,000 Qantas ground-handling staff made redundant earlier this year. Chris told me he... - Covid-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
At some point in the last few hours in my home state of South Australia we will have reached the 80 per cent mark for first doses of COVID vaccination for those in the 16 years and over category.... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm delighted to read a speech by Franklin Legge, a 14-year-old student from Clark as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament Week campaign: 'What do I want Australia to look like... - Herbert Electorate: Building Better Regions Fund (1 speech)
[by video link] I'd like to take this opportunity to update the House on two fantastic projects in the electorate of Herbert that will be going ahead thanks to the Building Better Regions Fund.... - COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
Today the case numbers are in for Bendigo and we have 24 new COVID cases. We all here wish them well, and hope that they have a speedy recovery. But these 24 cases have close contacts and they're... - Forde Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
The Albert Valley Wilderness Society and Cedar Creek State School have been working together to educate the community on how they can live an ecofriendly and sustainable life, and recently... - Treasurer (1 speech)
The elite and out-of-touch British aristocracy would often address their servants by their job titles—cook and boots—instead of having to learn their names. The Duke of Portland took... - Bonner Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to bring attention to Bonner's amazing school communities. Over the last few weeks I've been dropping off the graduation certificates for our year 6 and year 12 students and visiting... - Australia Post (1 speech)
People who have to go to the post office to pick up parcels in the Hawkesbury, and small businesses in the Blue Mountains who Australia Post is refusing to collect parcels from, from, will be... - Fisher Electorate: Camp X-Ray (1 speech)
Near the Ewen Maddock Dam in Fisher is a campsite which once educated thousands of school students every year. Today it lies empty, but one dedicated group of Fisher veterans have a bold vision... - COVID-19: Hospitals, Webb, Mr Robert (1 speech)
This month, every single state and territory wrote to the federal government requesting support to ensure their hospital systems can withstand pressure from COVID. The fact is that our health and... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
Our government understands how important it is to have a coordinated global effort to reduce emissions. Confronting these challenges is a shared responsibility, and we are playing our part. We...
