House debates
Monday, 5 September 2022
- Mallee Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Doctor shortages in my electorate of Mallee are now at crisis point. On Thursday 18 August, just two weeks ago, the Tristar medical practice in Mildura was open. But by Friday morning its doors... - Robertson Electorate: Health on The Streets (1 speech)
Health on The Streets is a mobile health clinic for people experiencing homelessness and is staffed by healthcare professionals and outreach workers. The mobile health clinic travels to several... - Dawson Electorate: Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday (1 speech)
Throughout my electorate of Dawson you are never far from the coast. For many of my constituents, their pilgrimage to the boat ramps and that secret fishing spot is the highlight of their week.... - Fraser Electorate: Arts (1 speech)
The arts community in Melbourne's west is synonymous with the diversity and vibrancy of our multicultural nation. With their strong links between creativity, social justice and inclusion, the... - Visa Holders, Anti-Semitism (1 speech)
Australia faces a jobs and skills crisis. There are thousands of refugees and people seeking asylum who have no opportunity to work due to their visas. This includes an estimated 30 to 40 per... - World Boccia (1 speech)
In two days time, two athletes and fierce competitors from Bean will be competing at the World Boccia championship event in Rome as part of the five-strong Australian team. Dylan Schwarz, 18, is... - Health Care (1 speech)
Imagine that you had to choose between paying your rent or seeing your GP to examine that strange lump on your neck, or whether to put food on the table or get your child the care they need.... - Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (1 speech)
Earlier in August I visited the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. They are a wonderful research organisation near the electorate of Werriwa, and they have been in existence for... - Outback Highway Development Council (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Outback Highway Development Council on the 25th anniversary of successfully lobbying to create the Outback Way, Australia's longest shortcut. Twenty-five years... - Hillier, Corporal Reg (1 speech)
GOSLING () (): I rise to acknowledge Corporal Reg Hillier, the only Territorian killed in the Vietnam War. Reg grew up around Darwin, riding horses and mustering cattle, and he learnt from... - Sport (1 speech)
Across all corners of Northern Tasmania this past weekend, coaches, parents and players from netball, soccer and AFL gathered on courts and muddy grounds to play their final games of the winter... - BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (1 speech)
Earlier today, I attended an event here in Parliament House organised by Australia's BAPS community celebrating the centenary birth anniversary of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. Last month,... - La Trobe Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the urgent need for the Victorian state Labor government to get on with the job and start road works on Racecourse Road and McGregor Road. To go back in history, in 2019 the... - Medical Workforce (1 speech)
After just over 100 days in office, the Albanese Labor government is delivering a better future for my community. In 2019, the Morrison Liberal government cut our communities' access through... - Interest Rates (1 speech)
I rise today in support of the people of my electorate of Longman who have a mortgage or pay rent, which, of course, is the vast majority. These customers are being treated with contempt by their... - Monkeypox (1 speech)
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting with a young man from St Kilda called Blake. Until this meeting, I am told that Blake had never actually reached out to an MP, but it was Blake's concern... - National Child Protection Week (1 speech)
Yesterday marked the start of National Child Protection Week. The overarching message for the week is that every child in every community needs a fair go. As a society, we need to keep looking at... - Moreton Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
It was a real pleasure to attend a post-flood gathering in Chelmer with local residents and some of the services that did such a great job responding to the flood disaster in March. The gathering... - Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
It's been over a hundred days and this government has yet to do anything to address the rising pressures in the early childhood education sector—over 100 days and there's been no movement... - Albanese Government: Economy (2 speeches)
Thank you, Speaker. It's extraordinary that this second sitting fortnight of this parliament has started with the opposition trying to say that all of the problems that face Australia, at the...
