House debates

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

  • Energy (1 speech)
    Well, we're 16 months into the Albanese Labor government, and all we have are half-truths and flat-out obfuscation. Australians crunched by the cost of living have good reason to be bewildered by...
  • Housing (1 speech)
    This week is Homelessness Week. In the 2021 census there were more than 122,000 homeless people in Australia. Alarmingly, 23 per cent were children and young people. We know that over 16,000...
  • MRH-90 Taipan (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the helicopter crash that occurred on 28 July. Every profession has its own language, and the profession of arms certainly does. There is a term that originates from the...
  • Hawke Youth Advisory Committee, Holdsworth, Ms Lynette, Margaret, OAM (1 speech)
    My electorate of Hawke is much younger than the rest of the country. The issues that are important to us are vastly different from many others across our country. We're a rapidly growing seat on...
  • Homelessness Week (1 speech)
    Can I start by commending the member for Menzies for his very poignant speech here in the chamber this evening and add my deepest sympathies to the families of those fallen angels in that most...
  • Albanese Government: Cost of Living, Moreton Electorate: Cost of Living (3 speeches)
    I know very well that too many households in Moreton are feeling the pressure of rising cost-of-living expenses. These are very tough times. That's why in this year's budget the Treasurer, my...