House debates

Monday, 6 March 2023

  • Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
    Anyone turning on the television in past months would have seen the terrible effects in South Australia of the river flooding. I thank everyone—including many people from my...
  • Cost of Living (2 speeches)
    We know people are doing it tough right now. It's harder to pay the mortgage, to pay the rent, to pay bills and to pay for the essentials. Australians are walking away from the supermarket now...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
    A growing number of young people have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes due to contracting COVID. The research is showing that COVID does have an impact on the whole of the immune system. My...
  • Veterans (1 speech)
    Thank you, Deputy Speaker. The Australian government is committed to providing practical services and support for defence personnel, veterans and families, and we're delivering. In December I had...
  • Flinders Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    This week I will be rising in the chamber to talk about a number of much-needed infrastructure and road improvements across the Mornington Peninsula. I've spoken before, both here and elsewhere,...
  • Afghanistan (1 speech)
    There's only one country in the world today where women are banned from education. It's Afghanistan. This horrendous attack on human rights reverberates every day in my community, as we are home...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
    I rise today to give voice to 15,000 Australians—15,000—and their families, who, only a week ago, were told that an insulin drug that they've become very reliant upon has been taken...
  • Human Rights: Afghanistan (1 speech)
    Like the member for Bruce, I rise today to acknowledge the ongoing hard work of the Afghan members of my community in Bennelong who support and advocate on behalf of Afghan refugees seeking...
  • Wide Bay Electorate: Motorsport (1 speech)
    Wide Bay has a proud reputation when it comes to motorsport, including the breathtaking action of the Australian Rally Championship which sees man and machine—and woman and...
  • Tangney Electorate: Environment (2 speeches)
    Tangney is beautiful, diverse and rich with unique ecosystems. Today I wish to shed light on a section of the Swan River foreshore in the suburb of Alfred Cove, in my electorate, where some...