House debates

Thursday, 2 December 2021

  • Liberal Government (3 speeches)
    I think it's true that we've all got our fingers crossed that today is the last sitting day of this parliament and this tired rotten, corrupt Liberal government over there. What we've seen in the...
  • Reid Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
    It's a real honour and privilege to speak about my constituents in my constituency statement. As it is the last sitting day for 2021, I want to give a big shout-out to the incredible community...
  • New South Wales: Light Rail (1 speech)
    Built in Newcastle in the 1980s the oldest trains running on Sydney's metropolitan network today are the K sets. For 40 years now they've carried commuters and families without fail. They were...
  • Neuroendocrine Cancer (1 speech)
    As one of my final opportunities to speak in parliament this year, I wanted to raise awareness— An honourable member: Are you retiring? No, I'm not retiring! I have much to do. I would like...
  • Prime Minister (7 speeches)
    I rise today to say merry Christmas to all the good boys and girls out there in my community and across Australia. It's been a pretty rubbish year, one that we may prefer to forget, but we've...
  • Ginger Meggs (1 speech)
    Ginger Meggs is part of every Australian's childhood. After five cartoonists and a hundred years, kids and grown-ups alike are still revelling in the adventures and comical capers of the...
  • Indigenous Health (1 speech)
    r HUSIC () (): I'm proud to represent in this place one of the largest urban based First Nations communities in the country. I take very seriously the job of representing all of them, as I do...
  • Lindsay Electorate (1 speech)
    I am incredibly proud to represent my community as the federal member for Lindsay, and this year has shown the best of us in the hardest times. For many local families and small businesses, they...
  • Morrison Government (1 speech)
    Today is the final sitting day of the year and perhaps even the last for the 46th Parliament, so I want to put on record my list of the top 10 ways in which this Morrison Liberal government has...
  • Big Farmer Andy, Pointing, Mr Laurie (2 speeches)
    I rise to talk about two of Wide Bay's constituents who are using two very different types of media to communicate their important message. My good mate, big farmer Andy, a TikTok celebrity, who...
  • Whitlam Electorate: COVID-19, Whitlam Electorate: Hospitality Industry (1 speech)
    It's been a tough year. Jobs have been lost, businesses have been smashed and households have been locked down. Much of this has been a lot worse than it needed to be because of the Prime...
  • Brisbane Electorate: Christmas (1 speech)
    This year I received a record number of entries from students at primary schools across Brisbane in my annual Christmas card design competition. The winning students feature on the Christmas card...
  • Macquarie Electorate: Go Local First Campaign, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service (1 speech)
    As much as I love being here in Canberra representing my community, I can't wait to head home. I'm told it's nearly Christmas, which I love but haven't had a lot of time to think about yet. The...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    The federal coalition government since 2013 have invested over $5.3 billion in Capricornia alone. With another year coming to an end, I want to take the opportunity to provide a recap of the...
  • Werriwa Electorate (1 speech)
    My contribution today is a tribute to the people in the community of south-west Sydney, especially those in the electorate of Werriwa that I proudly represent in this place. I am truly humbled to...
  • Layton, Ms Donna, Ryan, Ms Michelle, Hodges, Dr James (1 speech)
    I'd like to acknowledge Donna Layton, who is the manager of the Notaras sawmill in Grafton. She's been working at the mill for 43 years and is one of few female sawmillers in the country. Donna...
  • Commonwealth Integrity Commission (1 speech)
    It's more than a thousand days since Prime Minister Morrison and the former Attorney-General promised Australians a federal anticorruption commission, but, like so much else, the Morrison...
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    Having recently been given the privilege of serving as Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, I thought it opportune to outline the approach I'll be...
  • Bom Funk Dance Studio, Eden-Monaro Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    Yesterday I had the great pleasure of watching a performance by a junior national champion dance team. The young girls who make up Bom Funk Dance Studio's Rubies team were crowned national...
  • Forde Electorate: Windaroo Valley State High School, Forde Electorate: Marsden State High School (2 speeches)
    I have some very bright and talented students in my electorate who work hard and dedicate themselves to their passions, each and every day. It gives me great pleasure to share with the House some...