House debates
Monday, 13 February 2023
- Trove (1 speech)
Today I speak to voice the concerns of many of my constituents about the imminent threat to Trove, an extraordinary information service provided by the National Library of Australia. Trove is a... - Hawke Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Hawke Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
A few short weeks ago, some local Sunbury champions were awarded Medals of the Order of Australia. Marianne and Neil Williams started the Sunbury Neighbourhood Kitchen 10 years ago. Initially a... - Canning Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Every Australia Day we celebrate our great country, our democratic values, our freedoms, our beautiful landscape and our national character of strength and resilience forged over many years.... - National Apology to the Stolen Generations: 15th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise today in this chamber to acknowledge the 15th anniversary of the apology to the stolen generations delivered in Parliament House by former prime minister the Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd in 2008.... - Inland Rail (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago it was my birthday. As a special treat we caught the train from Moree to Willow Tree. I had lunch at the Willow Tree Inn with my family and then caught the train back again.... - Gilmore Electorate: Moruya Cycle and Pathway (1 speech)
One of my biggest passions as the member for Gilmore has always been safety on our roads. Country roads are notorious for all the wrong reasons, and it just doesn't have to be that way. In 2008,... - Leichhardt Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise on a more positive note here to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding achievements from some of our local citizens in Cairns, Port Douglas, Cooktown, Weipa and the Torres Strait. These... - Canberra Forum (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the progress of the Canberra Forum, which is my Australian-first deliberative panel, which is being run by democracyCo. Emma Fletcher and Emily Jenke from... - Moreton Electorate: Clubhouse Moorooka (1 speech)
On the weekend, the Clubhouse Moorooka celebrated its first anniversary. Happy birthday, and a big thank you. Of course, the clubhouse is the old Moorooka Bowls Club, which had to close its doors... - Lyne Electorate: Australia Day Awards (2 speeches)
I'd like to congratulate and give a big shout out to some outstanding volunteers who were honoured in the recent Australia Day awards. Dungog Shire Council's Gwen Rumble was named Young Citizen...
