House debates

Thursday, 10 February 2022

  • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
    Mehdi Ali is a 24-year-old asylum seeker. He was 15 when he arrived in Australia from Iran seeking sanctuary. He has been held in immigration detention for nine years. He spent time on Nauru and...
  • Covid-19 (1 speech)
    All of us return to our states tonight, and I return to Queensland, a state that still has emergency powers that were introduced in mid December and extended to April. I make an appeal to leaders...
  • Veterans (1 speech)
    Our veterans are waiting too long for assistance and are being let down by this Morrison-Joyce government. Claims processing by the Department of Veterans' Affairs is far too slow, and the...
  • Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Since I commenced my telco campaign last year, I've heard from hundreds of people across my electorate and around Australia who face the same problems caused by inadequate service by big telco....
  • Moore, Mr Fred (1 speech)
    It's my great honour to deliver a short eulogy to my friend and mentor and local legend Fred Moore. Fred was born in September 1922 just outside of Cobar. His dad was an underground miner, and...
  • National Archives of Australia (1 speech)
    Knowing our history and handing it on from generation to generation is vital for our Australian democracy. In that endeavour, it's hard to say anything is more vital than preserving the critical...