House debates

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

  • Special Broadcasting Service: Relocation (1 speech)
    Recent media reports saw our Prime Minister confirm that it made sense to him to relocate the SBS from its home of 30 years in Artarmon to an unidentified location in Western Sydney. These...
  • Greenway Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    With the greatest representation of Western Sydney in our federal cabinet to date, Western Sydney voices are being heard, and the Albanese government is delivering for our region through the 2022...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    I've never hidden the fact that I seek advice about my health and wellbeing from a number of different health practitioners. One of these people, an associate professor, contacted me last week...
  • Petition: Helium Balloons, Raise Our Voice Australia, Narooma High School Robotics Team (5 speeches)
    I'm pleased to present a petition by concerned Australians on the issue of helium filled balloons. Petition EN4351 was signed by 3,354 citizens and has been considered by the Petitions Committee...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    It is said in this place that one of the constants here is change. The tide comes in and goes out politically for either side and has done for 300 years, since we adopted the Westminster system,...
  • Bush-Blanasi, Mr Samuel (1 speech)
    Today I'd like to speak about a remarkable man who I've had the privilege of knowing for many years. For more than three decades Samuel Bush-Blanasi has worked tirelessly as a member of the...
  • Banks Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
    On 11 August I attended Step Studio in Hurstville, one of the most vibrant dance studios anywhere in the St George region in Sydney. It was great to catch up with Momo Zhang, the director, and...
  • Floods (1 speech)
    SHORTEN (—) (): In Australia we're witnessing communities enduring catastrophic flooding far too often. Just weeks ago my own electorate of Maribyrnong, which I've represented for 14 years,...
  • Cost of Living (7 speeches)
    My office has been inundated over recent weeks with calls, letters and emails from every facet of my electorate of Cowper on the Mid North Coast by people raising concerns about the increasing...
  • New South Wales Australian of the Year Awards (4 speeches)
    Last week I had the privilege of attending the New South Wales Australian of the Year Awards. If you ever want to be uplifted, this is the event to go to. It was a real honour to meet the...