House debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

  • Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
    I've been communicating today with the Mayor of Junee Shire Council, Neil Smith, and the general manager, James Davis, about their ongoing concerns about the closure of that wonderful railway and...
  • Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1 speech)
    Today my thoughts and condolences with the Fo Guang Shan community as we mourn the loss of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun. Master Hsing Yun peacefully passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday,...
  • Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
    I would like to speak about the disconnect between corporate Australia and the people that they serve. I thank my good friend the member for Riverina for foreshadowing that in his contribution. I...
  • Homelessness (1 speech)
    Sadly, homelessness is a growing problem in Australia. In the last Census, 24,000 Victorians were listed as being without a home on any given night and 116,000 Australians were listed as being...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    I'd like to place on record my eternal thanks to a group of eminently trained engineers who travelled to parliament on 24 and 25 November last year at their own cost, totally pro bono, to put on...
  • Capital Punishment (1 speech)
    On 31 July 1922, Queensland became the first state in Australia to abolish the death penalty—banana benders leading the way, as I'm sure you, Speaker, would always support. A little over...