House debates

Monday, 7 November 2022

  • Lyne Electorate (1 speech)
    Dungog's iconic Tinshed Brewery has just celebrated six years of brewing beers and serving the local community. The brewery has faced a lot of challenges in those times, but it has grown to a...
  • Bangladesh (1 speech)
    This year marks the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between Australia and Bangladesh. Australia was one of the first countries to recognise Bangladesh after Bangladesh became an...
  • Moore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    According to a recent RAC survey, motorists nominated the busy intersection of Marmion Avenue and Seacrest Drive in Sorrento as Perth's most dangerous junction. Statistics reveal that there have...
  • Epilepsy (1 speech)
    I stand here to highlight a petition on behalf of community members who have requested financial assistance for those suffering with epilepsy. Those who are not able to receive disability support...
  • Indi Electorate: Arts and Culture (1 speech)
    The arts and culture scene in Indi is back in force, from small rural art shows to theatre and craft markets. From small gatherings to major events, it's all happening. The Wangaratta Festival of...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I am delighted to be delivering for our community as part of the Albanese government's budget with a range of critical projects across my electorate of Gilmore on the New South Wales South Coast....
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    Today, COP27 begins and it will focus on the impacts of climate change. Currently, global pledges to reduce emissions will not keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. We must do more. We know the...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    The Albanese government has delivered its first budget, and I'm delighted that this budget has delivered significant wins for my local community of Fraser. It has announced $1.5 million for...
  • Defence Facilities (1 speech)
    Today I call on the Albanese government to commit to building the large vessel dry dock in Henderson, Western Australia—a vital piece of infrastructure that will service the Navy and...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    The Albanese Labor government is getting on with tackling the rising cost of living facing so many Australian families across Hawke—across Sunbury, across Melton, across Bacchus Marsh,...
  • National Security (1 speech)
    I rise to add my voice to the chorus of opposition that has been heard from around Australia for the government's decision to hastily return ISIS brides and their families here to Australia...
  • Higgins Electorate: Lloyd Street Primary School (1 speech)
    I had the pleasure of touring Lloyd Street Primary School in Malvern recently. The school will be celebrating its centenary next year and is a mix of traditional red brick buildings and newer...
  • Page Electorate: Baseball (2 speeches)
    I would like to acknowledge the wonderful achievement of the under 16 far north coast baseball squad, the far north coast Timberjacks. They won the New South Wales country baseball championships...
  • Bushmaster (1 speech)
    I rise to pay respect to those that designed, built and advocated for the ADF's Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicle that has saved not only countless Australian lives but also British, Dutch...
  • Rockhampton Ring Road (1 speech)
    Capricornia funds the wealth of the nation, but it seems the nation won't fund Capricornia. Labor have cut $1.6 billion in vital regional and rural project funding that the coalition fought for,...
  • Housing (1 speech)
    More than half the people in my electorate of Macnamara are renters. It's much higher than the national average of around 30 per cent. In Macnamara, it's more than one in two. Many people who are...
  • Armistice Day (1 speech)
    At 11 o'clock on the 11th of the 11th we'll have Armistice Day, a commemoration of those who have served our nation. We're only asked to stop for a minute, but I bet there'll be a lot of people...
  • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (1 speech)
    There has been a lot of conversation about the public's loss of faith in government across recent years. I want to say that I very much welcome the royal commission into the robodebt scandal,...
  • Peter Veness Memorial Cup (2 speeches)
    It's my obligation to report to the House that this weekend saw another chapter written in a longstanding and important parliamentary tradition. I speak of course of the annual cricket fixture...
  • Menslink (2 speeches)
    For the last week, 30 community leaders from Canberra have been walking 142 kilometres along the Canberra Centenary Trail. They were doing this in support of one of the great Canberra charities...