House debates

Monday, 13 February 2023

  • National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 (1 speech)
    I recently conducted a survey of Mackellar, and it shows that integrity in politics is still the second most important issue for my electorate. Since the last election, parliament has...
  • Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (1 speech)
    It is so welcome that we are finally doing away with the senseless, punishing limbo that has been inflicted on so many through temporary protection and safe haven visas. For 10 years, there have...
  • Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
    Last week was quite the week for great media reveals of previously undisclosed donations to political parties and campaigns. On Thursday we heard that Sportsbet, one of Australia's gambling...
  • Spence Electorate: National Military Vehicle Museum (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to discuss a real hidden gem located within my electorate of Spence, one which, as a veteran myself and co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Veterans,...
  • Apology to the Stolen Generations: Anniversary (1 speech)
    On Friday morning, I heard the power of truth in storytelling as I attended the Memories in the Mall commemorative ceremony hosted by Liverpool City Council and the Gandangara Local Aboriginal...
  • Cunningham Electorate: Vietnamese Lunar New Year (1 speech)
    On Saturday night the member for Whitlam, the state member for Wollongong and I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Vietnamese Community in Wollongong's Lunar New Year celebrations,...
  • Bradfield Electorate: Triple H Sport (1 speech)
    I rise to express my congratulations to Bradfield's very own Triple H Sport for winning the Troy Garner Memorial Award for Excellence in Sports Programming Award at the Community Radio Awards...
  • Macquarie Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Finally, upper Blue Mountains residents are going to have the benefit of full-fibre internet as part of the Albanese Labor government's commitment to expanding access to 1.5 million additional...
  • Braddon Electorate: Devonport Waterfront Precinct (1 speech)
    On Saturday night music lovers from all over the coast descended on Devonport for one of my personal favourites, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra's Symphony on the Waterfront. This was the first...
  • Fee-Free TAFE (1 speech)
    Thanks to two great Labor governments, the Albanese federal government and the Andrews state government, there are now 55,000 fee-free TAFE places available in Victoria, and people in my...
  • Bowman Electorate: Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
    The federal Labor government has cut $150 million from the Safer Communities Fund, a program that was used by the previous government to deliver CCTV cameras in my community of the Redlands. The...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    We all know about the famous exploits of the member for Hume, the now shadow Treasurer, and his blatant decision to deliberately hide electricity price rises from the Australian people during the...
  • Hinkler Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program (1 speech)
    Ethan Parry is one of our Local Sporting Champion grant recipients, and he'll be representing Australia later this year at the 2023 Virtus Global Games in France. The Virtus Games are usually...
  • National Apology To The Stolen Generations: 15th Anniversary (2 speeches)
    Today in parliament, we acknowledge the 15th anniversary— A division having been called in the House of Representatives— Proceedings suspended from 16 : 32 to 16 : 49