House debates

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

  • Longman Electorate: Year 12 Students (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge all the year 12 students in my electorate of Longman who graduated last week and all the year 12s around the country, for that matter. You have completed the first...
  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
    I rise today to give voice to the Raise Our Voice campaign. Emilia has written the following submission: My name is Emilia, I am 15 years old and I live in the South Australian electorate of...
  • Bass Electorate: Chin Community (1 speech)
    Recently I published a story in my community newspaper, the Bass Bulletin, sharing the story of the local Chin community and the struggles that so many of their relatives still face back home in...
  • Petition: Child Care (1 speech)
    I rise to present the petition 'Fund better wages and conditions for early childhood educators'. The petition read as follows— Access to affordable, quality early childhood education and...
  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week (7 speeches)
    Today I rise to read a question from a young constituent from my electorate who won the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. He writes: My name is Edward Sethaphanich. I currently reside in...
  • Prime Minister's Prizes for Science (1 speech)
    Today I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Dirk Treasure from my electorate of Adelaide, who last night was one of the recipients of the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation as part of the Prime...
  • Agricultural Shows Development Grants Program (1 speech)
    Labor has confirmed it is scrapping funding for the Agricultural Shows Development Grants Program. In estimates week, agricultural minister Murray Watt said $14 million in agricultural funding...
  • Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
    Like my friends the member for Nicholls and the member for Hunter, I am also participating in the Youth Voice in Parliament campaign, championed by Ash and the team at Raise Our Voice. My...
  • Castle, Mr John (1 speech)
    John Castle was a friend and a great Liberal. Jana Group and Auscivil founder John Castle died on Saturday 12 November. … well known Warragul businessman, know as John, Jack or JC—a...
  • Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
    This speech was written by Heather Coulston, aged 10, from my electorate of Gilmore thanks to Raise Our Voice Australia. Constant terror; lots of death; crackling fire, trees ablaze; churning...
  • Floods (1 speech)
    As the parliament comes to its last two weeks of sitting, I stand to offer my thoughts and prayers to those communities and individuals whose homes are inundated by floodwater as we speak, as the...
  • FIFA World Cup: Socceroos (1 speech)
    As you can tell by my scarf, I'm going to use this speech to send our collective well-wishes to the mighty Socceroos. Tomorrow morning, at 6 am local time, they begin their journey at the 2022...
  • Small Business (2 speeches)
    Labor's radical industrial relations bill attacks the very heart of our economy—our small businesses. These extreme changes will be complicated and expensive for small business. These...