House debates
Thursday, 25 November 2021
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
If there's one thing that sums up the ABC to me, it's the Andrew Olle 'Mm.' I remember in my childhood listening to Andrew Olle doing interviews with political figures on both sides and he had an... - Partington, Mr Jason (1 speech)
I'm glad we clarified what a conservative is. This October marks National Mental Health Month with the campaign being of particular importance during a pandemic which has placed a significant... - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (1 speech)
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Right across the world, one in three women will have experienced abuse in their lifetime: one in three. That figure... - National Water Safety Day, Curtin Electorate: Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
National Water Safety Day is on 1 December. This year the day will once again be focusing on championing water safety. The highest number of drowning deaths happen in the summer. Last year 34 per... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
Make yourself comfy, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I'd like to tell you a story. It's a story about what I'm hearing around my electorate. At only 109 square kilometres, Moreton isn't a large... - Youthsafe (1 speech)
A few years ago I was contacted by a local charity called Youthsafe. They do good work in the community to prevent unintended injury to young people. They take a holistic and wideranging view of... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the crushing crisis of housing affordability and how this government has fallen asleep at the wheel while allowing young Australians to be completely priced out of the... - Higgins Electorate: Higgins Medal (1 speech)
Each year, the Higgins Medal award gets bigger and better and continues to showcase the amazing, talented and diverse group of students attending our local schools. It recognises the... - Tweedale, Mr Eric, Parramatta Mission (1 speech)
I want to talk about two very important milestones in my community in 2021: a man who made it through his first century and is embarking on his second and a local organisation that's joining the... - Abedian, Mr Soheil (1 speech)
LL () (): Born in 1949 in Persia, the Gold Coast's very own shining star is who I would like to speak about today. He came from nothing—a familiar story on the Gold Coast, where the... - Barker Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
My electorate of Barker spans 64,000 square kilometres and sits between the Adelaide Hills and the eastern states. There are four highways that connect Adelaide to the eastern states and... - COVID-19: South Australia (1 speech)
I rise to speak on behalf of the many South Australians who were left waiting for months and months without an answer from the state government, the Marshall government, about whether they could... - Longman Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Because of the pandemic, the past year has been challenging for many Australians across the country. But I'm not wavering when it comes for the people of Longman or my vision to make the... - International Students (1 speech)
In Darwin and my electorate of Palmerston in the Northern Territory, there is an incredibly diverse community of Australians, international students and workers from the Pacific who are picking... - Forbes: Floods (1 speech)
In the worst of times we see the best of Australians, particularly regional Australians, and we have definitely seen that in recent days in and around Forbes. That town on the Lachlan River has... - Prime Minister (3 speeches)
I'll just say at the outset I do accept that you can't call the Prime Minister a liar. That's unparliamentary, and so I won't do that. - Covid-19: Vaccination, Bowman Electorate: Homelessness (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise today to speak about vaccine mandates. We know how important vaccination is, and Australia is now one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. But I've always argued... - Bendigo Electorate: Sports Funding (1 speech)
The cricket season is upon us and, as men and women across my electorate start to gather together and train, I would like to encourage all of our women's teams this year. I was proud to create... - Gryst, Mr Neil (2 speeches)
As members of federal parliament we all have the great privilege of meeting incredible members of our local communities, great Australians who do so much for their community. The role of...
