House debates

Tuesday, 8 August 2023

  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Hardworking young Australians are working more, getting less and paying the price for Labor's broken promises. They have a job, but they can hardly afford the cost of fuel to get to that job...
  • Cooper Electorate: Edwardes Lake Park, Cooper Electorate: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    Today I'd like to tell you a love story. It's a story that started when two gorgeous birds fell in love—meet Kevin and Mabel. Kevin is a wild black swan that has lived at beautiful Edwardes...
  • Casey Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    Driving through my electorate of Casey, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that you're within 100 kilometres of Melbourne. Our community is made up of hundreds of kilometres of unsealed roads, from...
  • Macarthur Electorate: Telecommunications Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I just want to acknowledge the hard work by our communications minister on including a number of suburbs in Macarthur in the fibre-to-the-premises upgrades to the NBN recently. This $2.4 billion...
  • Bonner Electorate: Bayside United Football Club (1 speech)
    I think we can all agree that it is beyond exciting to see our Matildas make it through to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women's Soccer World Cup. They were on fire last night, and what...
  • Tangney Electorate: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    A lot has been said about the Voice, and a lot of negativity oozes from the opposition. Today I want to share a very positive experience. Our electorate of Tangney is one of the most diverse in...
  • Forde Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    The electorate of Forde is the epicentre of one of the fastest-growing regions in Queensland, the south-east corner. South-East Queensland is expected to grow by up to 2.2 million people by 2046,...
  • Parramatta Electorate: Sydney Metro West (1 speech)
    I rise to show my support for the New South Wales government's Sydney Metro West project. Parramatta is Australia's most dynamic CBD, and it deserves that title for a number of reasons. First of...
  • Schools (1 speech)
    Education is critical to the future success of every child and of Australian society more broadly. But this future is under threat, with school quality and student outcomes continuing to decline...
  • Peter Hopper Lake, Syro-Malabar Cultural Centre (2 speeches)
    GILES (—) (): I want to talk about the Peter Hopper Lake, which is at the very centre of Mill Park and at the centre of the Mill Park community. The lake in recent times has fallen into...