House debates

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

  • Petition: Eurobodalla Hospital (5 speeches)
    I was recently at a community event at Moruya, in my beautiful electorate of Gilmore, where the community got together and presented me and the member for Eden-Monaro with a petition, which I...
  • Herbert Electorate: Townsville City Deal (1 speech)
    I want to talk about the Townsville City Deal today. To be honest, it is a mess. This city deal has been nothing but trouble since its inception. The Australian government are trying to get on...
  • COVID-19: Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on behalf of a Blue Mountains family whose daughter Katie died at the age of 34 in August this year as a result of taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. She is one of nine deaths the...
  • Bonner Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    I rise today to recognise the small businesses at the heart of our communities and to acknowledge the support the Morrison government has delivered to keep them afloat during this time. New...
  • Werriwa Electorate: Australia Post, Werriwa Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise to put before the House yet another example of how suburbs in the electorate of Werriwa are not treated equitably. I've been inundated with feedback from residents in Austral, Rossmore and...
  • Mildura Airport (1 speech)
    Mildura is one of the most geographically isolated major regional centres in Victoria. To travel to Adelaide, locals must travel 4½ hours by car—six hours to Melbourne. It underscores...
  • Broadband, Climate Change (1 speech)
    At the start of the year my local Labor colleagues and I wrote to the minister for communications calling for improved NBN infrastructure in the nation's capital. Canberra's NBN infrastructure is...
  • Veterans (1 speech)
    In my electorate of Longman we have one of largest veteran communities in Queensland. I've had the pleasure of speaking to many of these veterans and their families, whether it be at the...
  • SafeGround (1 speech)
    Some time ago I had the opportunity to meet with SafeGround, who are an Australian NGO that work to minimise the impact of weapons of war. They came here to parliament, which is when I spoke with...
  • COVID-19: Vaccinations, Hayes, Mrs Eulalie (2 speeches)
    I want to thank my community for getting vaccinated in large numbers, and I want to thank the health workers who have worked in clinics across the country. I'm vaccinated, my family is...