House debates

Thursday, 2 December 2021

  • Newcastle Electorate: Morrison Government (1 speech)
    Every day more and more Novacastrians are being left behind by this Morrison Liberal government. Whether it's child care, petrol prices or increased out-of-pocket health costs, it's getting...
  • Bass Electorate: Education (1 speech)
    It's always a good time to celebrate our teachers, but, as we near the end of the school year in Tasmania, it's especially fitting to say thank you to the teachers and education staff across all...
  • Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
    This year, 2021, has been a massive year, the second year of this pandemic, and I want to put a big shout-out to all the Territorians out there who've done an awesome job fighting COVID and...
  • Gold Coast: Industry (1 speech)
    Today marks the release of the 2021 Reimagine Gold Coast: Insights Report, the second publication since the pandemic hit. As chair of the City Heart Taskforce, I convened Reimagine 2.0 in...
  • Eden-Monaro Electorate: ReBoot in Bermagui (1 speech)
    I rise today, on the last day of sitting for the year, and I reckon I'm not the only one who could use a reboot. The last two years have been pretty tough, with the fires then the pandemic, with...
  • Member for Bennelong (1 speech)
    BROADBENT () (): I rise to return this book, American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis, to the member for Bennelong. He lent me the book, and I now return it to him....
  • Morrison Government (2 speeches)
    I present to the House the 12 scandals of Christmas: 2021 edition. On the first day of Christmas the PM backed his mates, only picking fights with premiers of Labor states. On the second day of...
  • Road Safety (1 speech)
    Deputy Speaker Llew O'Brien, I note from the outset your longstanding interest in all things road safety. I had the opportunity this week to meet with Michelle McLaughlin, who told me a tragic...
  • Hills Radio (1 speech)
    This week, Hills Radio signed off as a community radio broadcaster after seven years of service to the Adelaide Hills. Their closure on 30 November was a day of great sadness for the 70...
  • Boothby Electorate: Beach Safety (1 speech)
    Summer has started in South Australia, and that means that it's beach time in Boothby. Staying safe at the beach this summer is so important, and our surf lifesaving volunteers do so much to...
  • Dobell Electorate: Headspace (1 speech)
    It's been more than two years since this government promised to build a headspace at Wyong in my community on the Central Coast of New South Wales. They made the promise on the eve of the 2019...
  • Parkes Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
    Everyone knows volunteers are the glue that holds communities together. As we speak, the finals of the New South Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards are being held. I've got some great finalists...
  • Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    I rise to express my deep dismay that it's end of the year and the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network has failed to table its report which was due months ago. The...
  • Nicholls Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
    Ahead of International Volunteer Day this Sunday, I'd like to pay tribute to the almost nine million volunteers across Australia who give their time for their communities. In particular, I'd like...
  • Dunkley Electorate: Community (1 speech)
    Today, on the last day of parliament for the year, I want to thank my community for everything you've done to get us through 2021, another tough year in so many different ways. To our early...
  • Member for Leichhardt: Staff (1 speech)
    I have a serious problem. There is something in the water in my electorate office, and I need to report it. Just recently two more of my electorate staff officers announced that they're expecting...
  • Commonwealth Integrity Commission (3 speeches)
    You can't stand on a platform of courage if you don't have any. And you can't stand on a platform of morality if you don't show any. This is the story of the Morrison government week after week...
  • Green, Mrs Louise (1 speech)
    Today I want to commend to the House the work of an inspiring school principal in my electorate, Louise Green, who is leaving Artarmon Public School at the end of this year. Louise has been the...
  • Morrison Government (1 speech)
    It's the last day of parliament for a last-gasp government, a tired government, a lazy government, a deceitful government. We have never seen a bunch of people work so hard to get power and then...
  • Cowper Electorate (2 speeches)
    As we charge towards the end of the year and the busy school holiday period, I'd like to reflect on what my electorate of Cowper has achieved over the past 12 months and what we're about to...