House debates
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
- International Assistance Dog Week (1 speech)
This week is International Assistance Dog Week, so I was pleased to see that the occasion is being marked inside parliament by welcoming local veterans and their assistance dogs here. Assistance... - Homelessness Week (1 speech)
This week we acknowledge homelessness week. The annual campaign, held nationally, is aimed at raising awareness and support those impacted by homelessness. I acknowledge a beacon of innovation... - International Assistance Dog Week (1 speech)
This week is International Assistance Dog Week, and to mark the occasion I recognise a Wide Bay organisation, PTSD Dogs Australia, who believe that every rescue dog can save a human and every... - Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki: 78th Anniversary (1 speech)
This week, 78 years ago, one of the most atrocious acts was committed. A second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan from a B-29 bomber from America, destroying the Urakami Valley within the port... - Queensland: Housing (1 speech)
Do words no longer mean anything? That's how I felt while listening to Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles explain the new 20 per cent affordable housing target for homes in South-East... - Middle East (1 speech)
Last week I met with Nell Potter and Andrew Telfer from the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network, both of whom had been deployed to Palestine and Israel. The network predominantly consists of... - Energy (1 speech)
Labor continues to perpetuate its false promise of cheaper power bills despite the fact that the economic modelling it relies on is fundamentally flawed. It was Labor's RepuTex modelling that... - Andrews, Caden (1 speech)
Macquarie Hunter Athletics Club in my electorate is a breeding ground for champions. Many athletes from this club participated in the 2023 Australian Junior Championships in Queensland and took... - Turner, Mr Bruce (1 speech)
It is my honour to rise today to recognise the president of the Rosebud RSL, Bruce Turner, who was celebrated and awarded life membership of the club in a beautiful ceremony last Friday night.... - Blair Electorate: Basketball (1 speech)
Basketball is booming in Ipswich. There has been a 50 per cent increase in participation in the last two years. My congratulations go to the Ipswich Force mighty men's team, who took out the NBL1... - Barker Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
In August last year, Minister Bowen announced six proposed regions for offshore renewable infrastructure, including 'the Southern Ocean region off Portland in Victoria'. Until recently, I'm not... - National Stroke Week (1 speech)
On one evening in August 2018, Shazia began to feel dizzy. She grabbed the wall while trying to keep her balance. Her husband, Sadiq, could see that something was seriously wrong and wasted no... - Hinkler Electorate (1 speech)
The big survey numbers are coming in, and my staff are working hard to do that data entry. There have been 2½ thousand responses so far. What is the true voice of the people saying? On the... - Homelessness Week (1 speech)
This week is Homelessness Week. In Australia there are over 122,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. One in seven Australians experiencing homelessness are children under 12,... - Lindsay Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
Australia Post has announced that it is closing its Westfield Penrith plaza post office on 29 September, and our community is very disappointed about this decision. Australia Post says the... - Robertson Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that six primary schools in Robertson on the Central Coast have been awarded up to $25,000 in much needed funding from the federal government to upgrade school... - Braddon Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Last week the front page of our region's great local newspaper the Advocate read, 'Childcare crush: Tasmania's north-west has become a childcare desert'. A couple of weeks prior to that article... - Stryker South Pacific Veterans Association (1 speech)
Earlier today the member for Menzies and I, as co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Veterans, met with Stryker South Pacific veterans association. Stryker is a medical tech company based in... - Variety WA Midwest 4WD Getaway (1 speech)
Last weekend I had the absolute pleasure of joining the intrepid Variety WA Midwest 4WD Getaway participants. Every two years, adults go to a lot of trouble to dress up in fancy dress and also... - Papua New Guinea: Kiaps (2 speeches)
Many Australians will remember that Australia had responsibility to administer the Territory of Papua and New Guinea until independence, and representatives of the Australian government, or...
