House debates

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

  • Fowler Electorate: Mandean Community, Fowler Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    On 11 June I joined my Sabean Mandean community in Fowler on the first-ever Remembrance Day organised by the Mandean youth of the community, which included Jenna, Yasmine, Maia, Elan, Sam, Emile...
  • Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    We all know in this place that, if you want change, you have to work to make it happen. It's in that spirit that I want to thank all of those who I've been walking alongside in the Perth...
  • Bowel Cancer (1 speech)
    Strike out bowel cancer. This short, simple sentence encapsulated the mission and vision of Scott Rindfleish. As an avid softballer, it was his last pitch. Scott, sadly, passed away on 10 October...
  • Burt Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
    GH (—) (): I'd like to shine a light on the tireless work of some volunteers in my community. Coming from a large Hills family myself, I know firsthand the importance of the work of our...
  • Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about a devastating childhood cancer that causes more deaths in our precious young Australians than any other disease. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, is a brain tumour...
  • Refugees (1 speech)
    I've always argued that Australia should be ambitious in our reform of our refugee policies and programs, and since my election to this place in 2016 I have advocated for that reform and for...
  • Payne, Mr Keith, VC, AM (1 speech)
    I rise today to highlight an exceptionally brave individual from my electorate of Dawson: former warrant officer class 2 Keith Payne, VC, AM. A born-and-bred north Queenslander, Keith dedicated...
  • Frangos, Mr James (Jimmy), Johnstone, Mr Graeme (1 speech)
    I would like to pay tribute to two lions of my community that we have recently lost. Jimmy Frangos put Daylesford on the map as a food destination. The Frangos family arrived from Greece when...
  • Menzies Electorate: Community Sporting Organisations (1 speech)
    Sporting clubs are more than vehicles for competition; they are families that recognise when some members are vulnerable and hold them in their loving embrace. Riley Byrnes was 11 years old and a...
  • Brand Electorate: Health Care, Western Australia: Rockingham By-Election (2 speeches)
    I was honoured to have Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in my electorate recently for the official opening of Rockingham's first bulk-billed urgent care clinic. The new clinic is one of seven...