House debates

Thursday, 1 December 2022

  • Wentworth Electorate: Climate Summit (1 speech)
    Like many communities across Australia, people in Wentworth are passionate about climate action. They realise the environmental imperative to decarbonise and they know that, if they get the...
  • World AIDS Day (1 speech)
    Today is World AIDS Day and today we pause and reflect on the impact of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic on our country and the world. Since its first appearance in 1979, HIV/AIDS has killed around...
  • Bonner Electorate: Carmichael Park (1 speech)
    Earlier this year, devastating floods hit many Queensland communities hard, including in my electorate of Bonner. During the floods, my team and I were out in the community delivering sandbags,...
  • Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    I rise to highlight the very important matter of a Voice to Parliament, and why it is so incredibly important we all embrace this. I'm very proud to be a part of the Albanese Labor government,...
  • NightQuarter, Valedictory (1 speech)
    On Monday night, I received a phone call from a constituent of mine, Ian Van der Woude, who, along with his partner, Michelle Christoe, owns the NightQuarter. It was a very distressing phone call...
  • Holt Electorate (1 speech)
    Last week, I completed six months of being the elected federal member for Holt. What an incredible six months it has been. There aren't enough words to describe my gratitude for having the...
  • Valedictory (1 speech)
    It has been a remarkable first year as the member for Flinders. It was, without a doubt, the privilege of a lifetime to be elected to this place by the people of Flinders, and I want to thank...
  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week, Diabetes, Valedictory (1 speech)
    I'm deeply honoured to stand here today and read a speech prepared by Will Cullen, a local Macarthur high school student, JDRF ambassador and patient of mine, as part of the Raise Our Voice...
  • Hughes Electorate: Sutherland Food Services, Valedictory (1 speech)
    I stand to recognise and acknowledge Sutherland Food Services and the work the team does in supporting the seniors community in my electorate of Hughes. Operating for more than 50 years,...
  • International Volunteer Day, Valedictory (2 speeches)
    International Volunteer Day is on 5 December, and in Chisholm we will celebrate some of our hardworking, wonderful volunteers with the reinstatement of the Caroline Chisholm Awards, which had...