House debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

  • Infrastructure: Building Standards (1 speech)
    Like most, James Davies of Scarborough knows that being connected to community improves the quality of our lives. As someone who lives with a disability, requiring a wheelchair for mobility,...
  • Zarb, Mrs Theresa (1 speech)
    I stand to pay tribute to a woman whose passing has been mourned across the north-western suburbs. Today her family in four states and seven countries, across three continents, will hear her...
  • Rodgers, Mr Calvin (1 speech)
    Calvin Rodgers is a truly inspirational Australian raised in my home town of Harvey in WA. He had a typical happy young life at school, was a talented local sportsman, was in the fire brigade and...
  • Blaxland Electorate: Ramadan (1 speech)
    About 10 years ago, Yassr Elyatim set up a barbecue stand on Haldon Street, Lakemba, selling camel burgers. Someone had told him: 'Listen, there's a big problem in the Simpson Desert with camels,...
  • Cochrane, Mr Tyron, Orcher, Ms Jolie (1 speech)
    I'd like to bring to the attention of the parliament a couple of outstanding young residents of the Parkes electorate. Goodooga, in northern New South Wales, a very small community about an...
  • Westgrove Primary School, Lollypop Creek Primary School (1 speech)
    RYAN (—) (): It's a pleasure to be in the Federation Chamber and I want to thank the member for Parkes for giving a shout-out to those two young people. The Federation Chamber is a really...
  • Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
    Australia has some of the best natural landscapes in the world, and it's been a pleasure every year for the last 20 years, before I was in parliament, to organise Clean Up Australia Day in my...
  • New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
    Today is a truly momentous day, with the swearing in of Chris Minns as the new Premier of New South Wales. As we know, over the weekend the good people of New South Wales voted for a fresh start,...
  • Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022, Energy (1 speech)
    The Moore electorate is home to many workers who rely on employment in the oil and gas and mining industries for their livelihoods, with many working as fly-in fly-out workers. The passage of the...
  • Gender and Sexual Orientation: Transgender Community (2 speeches)
    As a politician, as a parent, as someone of faith, I stand here with my good friend the member for Leichhardt to assure all Australians that we have nothing to fear from our trans community....