House debates

Monday, 29 November 2021

  • Blacktown City Council Local Government Elections 2021 (1 speech)
    The federal Liberals failed us with a botched vaccine rollout program. The New South Wales Liberals divided Sydney, treating Western Sydney as second class—against health advice. At this...
  • Lennard, Mrs Karen (1 speech)
    LLEW O'BRIEN (—) (): This is a hard one. Karen Lennard was one of Wide Bay's humble heroes, with an infectious laugh that gave her the nickname Kak. At Chatsworth school, where my family...
  • Corangamite Electorate: Barwon Heads Road (1 speech)
    I rise today with some exciting news for my electorate of Corangamite. Families in Armstrong Creek, Barwon Heads, Charlemont, Ocean Grove and across the Bellarine will be thrilled to know that...
  • NorthConnex (1 speech)
    Earlier this month, NorthConnex marked one year of operations. NorthConnex, with was funded by the Morrison government, the New South Wales government and Transurban, completed the missing link...
  • Kambosos, Mr George Jr (1 speech)
    I rise to congratulate one of our greatest sporting heroes on one of the great Australian sporting achievements. Yesterday George Kambosos shocked the world, pulling off arguably one of the...
  • Chisholm Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to Titomic, a great local manufacturer in Chisolm. I had the pleasure of visiting the Titomic facility in Mount Waverley and meeting with...
  • Diesel, Renewable Energy (1 speech)
    I ask the people in this place: are you really proud that we import all of our petrol and diesel? I hope that we crossbenchers will bury our differences and work together to move a ban on the...
  • Reid Electorate: International Migrants Day (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge the vision, hope, bravery and hard work of our migrants. On 18 December, we will celebrate International Migrants Day, and it would be hard to find a better place in...
  • Prime Minister (1 speech)
    ETT () (): As the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide kicks off in Brisbane, I want to mention three concepts that should be embraced by all elected representatives in this place:...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Quiet Achiever Awards (1 speech)
    My community of Lindsay has been so resilient throughout the pandemic, including our local schools and students. That's why this year's Lindsay Quiet Achiever Awards will be so special,...
  • COVID-19: Quarantine (1 speech)
    CHESTERS () (): Yes, there is a new variant and it is causing concern, as it should, but I guess that a lot of Australians were with me this morning when I was shaking my head at the Prime...
  • Wyangala Dam (1 speech)
    It started during the height of the Great Depression and was finished in 1935: I'm talking about Wyangala Dam. It cost 1.3 million pounds. It was built with a dam wall height of 85 metres. Now...
  • Commonwealth Integrity Commission (1 speech)
    As we approach the end of the eighth year of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government, years of doublespeaking from this Prime Minister have finally caught up with him. The Prime Minister said in...
  • Fairfax Electorate: Sunshine Coast (2 speeches)
    Demographer Bernard Salt says that the Sunshine Coast is the entrepreneurship capital of Australia. Sociologist Hugh Mackay says that the Sunshine Coast possesses the highest levels of social...