House debates
Monday, 31 July 2023
- Bowman Electorate: Growing Regions Program (1 speech)
The Southern Moreton Bay Islands in my electorate are home to over 8,000 people. As the crow flies, these communities are close to Brisbane, but, in terms of infrastructure, remoteness and... - Cockman, Ms Margaret, OAM (1 speech)
I'm trying to be brave, but I feel very sad. Our much-loved pioneer Margaret Cockman OAM, freeman of the cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup, sadly passed away last week aged 92. Margaret was a... - Canberra Airport: Freedom of the Media (1 speech)
Yesterday was pollie Sunday, as it's known colloquially amongst those of us who travel a lot. Arrive at Canberra Airport—check. Down the escalator—check. Temperature... - Makin Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
The decision by Australia Post to close the Modbury post office beggars belief. Located in the Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre and within the dominant regional precinct in Adelaide's north-east... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I want to use this time to share a story from a constituent of mine, McKeeley: We moved into our current Wilston unit in October 2021. An old but large 2-bedroom apartment, with minimal features... - Spence Electorate: Defence Industry (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about an event that I was delighted to have been a part of on 29 June at RAAF Edinburgh, which is located in my electorate of Spence. The event marked a... - Indi Electorate: Food Sustainability (1 speech)
Indi is one of the food bowls of our nation, and today I want to acknowledge two of the community initiatives in Indi that promote sustainable healthy food. Sustainable King Valley is a small but... - International Day of Friendship (1 speech)
In the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2011, Australia and a raft of nations passed a resolution designating 30 July as the International Day of Friendship. This resolution... - Durack Electorate: Students (1 speech)
Students from Durack who get to go on 'the Canberra trip' often say it's a trip of a lifetime. As their local member, I'm always very excited to meet up with the students to hear about their... - Fernando, Mr Merrill J (1 speech)
Merrill J Fernando was many things, and he was a visionary tea maker who made single-origin Ceylon tea a household name in the world. Merrill was a committed environmentalist, philanthropist, and... - Sturt Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise to thank Senator Bridget McKenzie, who came to my electorate during the break to participate in a roundtable that I held with two of my local governments, the Norwood Payneham and St... - Singapore: Death Penalty (1 speech)
Last week, Singapore hanged Mohd Aziz bin Hussain and Saridewi Binte Djamani. They have notified that they will carry out another execution of a Singapore Malay man this Wednesday, in two days... - National Radioactive Waste Management Facility, Native Title (1 speech)
I rise on a matter that deeply troubles me, the decision by Justice Charlesworth two weeks ago in the Federal Court to disallow the ministerial selection by my good friend Keith Pitt of the Kimba... - Men's Sheds (1 speech)
Men's shed have been around in our communities for 30 years. They are an Australian first, started as a way to improve men's health and wellbeing. They have extended to all sorts of activities.... - Energy (1 speech)
There is no end in sight to Labor's energy price spiral. The latest data reveals the costs of generating electricity soared by a further 31 per cent between April and June. Meanwhile, Labor in... - Women's Economic Security (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege to visit Karinya House, a really important organisation here in Canberra that supports women who are pregnant or have newborns who are homeless or at risk of... - Burrowa House (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate a significant milestone in one of the small communities in my electorate, the 30th anniversary of the Burrowa House aged-care facility in Boorowa. For three decades,... - Rockingham By-Election (1 speech)
Congratulations to the new WA state member for Rockingham, Magenta Marshall, who won the seat with an excellent 65.2 per cent two-party preferred margin on Saturday. Magenta Marshall is a... - Jones, Mr Ewen Thomas (3 speeches)
On 13 July, this nation lost a larger-than-life character—Ewen Jones, the former member for Herbert. But it's his bravery and courage and the love that was shown to him during the death...
