House debates
Thursday, 31 March 2022
- Budget (1 speech)
After the last budget, I remember asking how a budget could be so devoid of vision. And here we are again. This government has handed down a budget—on the eve of an election, no... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
At the cost of $140,000 per course, the women of Wide Bay could not afford the ovarian cancer drug olaparib. Two years ago, the government put this drug on the PBS, potentially giving women with... - Budget (1 speech)
This morning the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, launched our ninth Labor women's budget statement. If ever you needed proof of the difference that national leadership makes, you need look no... - Greek Independence Day: 201st Anniversary (1 speech)
As I drove up to parliament on Tuesday, it was fantastic to see the Greek flag flying high all along the road in celebration of the 201st anniversary of Greek independence. Australia has been... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Through omicron, aged care has just experienced its worst crisis in living memory. How is it even imaginable that the federal budget on Tuesday night did not address this, that this federal... - Budget (1 speech)
The Liberal government's plan for a stronger future is working. This year's budget will provide cost-of-living relief right now for thousands of families in my electorate of Reid. Over the past... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
On Tuesday night the Treasurer delivered a political budget that was an act of political desperation in the final hour before an election, not a plan for the future of all Australians. If you... - Budget (1 speech)
Cost-of-living pressures are impacting many households in my electorate of Longman due to the invasion of Ukraine and ongoing global supply-chain issues from COVID. I was pleased to see practical... - Indi Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
Yesterday, for the second time this month, Albury Wodonga Health announced a code yellow, and today Northeast Health Wangaratta went code yellow too. It's a crisis. Right now on the border the... - National Water Grid Advisory Body (1 speech)
The National Water Grid Advisory Body, headed by Chris Lynch, provided authoritative, balanced and timely advice. I want to thank Mr Lynch and other expert panel members for their commitment and... - Chifley Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Our part of north-western Sydney is booming in residential numbers and it will continue to do so into the future. People are moving further and further out west, chasing a dream—a home they... - Queensland Government (1 speech)
I stand today to defend the opposition leader and the shadow Treasurer, for they are not the only ones who don't know how to read a budget. It is a deficiency they share with the Queensland Labor... - Australian Constitution (1 speech)
Almost five years ago, 230 First Nations people met at Uluru at the National Constitutional Convention. If you want to see a massive point of difference between that the side of the House and the... - Kilah, Mr Hector David (Hec) (1 speech)
On Friday 18 March, a true gentleman died. Hector David Kilah was his name. Hec was the eldest of 11. He grew up in Gatton on the family's small crop farm. The name Kilah, of English-Scottish... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Within days of me giving this speech, the Prime Minister will call an election, one would hope, because this fake election campaign has to end soon. In this upcoming election campaign,... - Barker Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Australian families deserve access to quality child care regardless of where they live. Access to child care is good for families, good for communities and good for local economies. I was... - New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
Hawkesbury flood victims are asking why they are being treated as second-class Aussies. Why aren't they entitled to the same emergency payments that, rightly, are being extended to other flood... - Budget (4 speeches)
Tuesday's budget announced an extra $4 million of funding into our region's eight local councils through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. Since 2019, over $20 million has...
