House debates

Monday, 4 September 2023

  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Is the right to obscene profits more important than the right to eat? Coles seems to think so. Coles made over a billion dollars in the last year, driving up the cost of bread, milk and...
  • Men's Shed Week (1 speech)
    This year, the Men's Sheds Association celebrates an important milestone: 30 years of men's sheds. That's three decades of men's sheds building connections, community and inclusivity. With 1,300...
  • Oil and Gas Exploration (1 speech)
    I rise to once again call on the government to put an end to the threat of oil and gas drilling off the coast between Manly Beach and Newcastle. Communities up and down the coast have campaigned...
  • St Peter's College Clyde North (1 speech)
    I had the pleasure of representing the Minister for Education, Jason Clare, at the opening and blessing of the St Martha building at St Peter's College in the suburb of Clyde North in my...
  • La Trobe Electorate: Purton Place Pre-Loved Op Shop (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about the great pleasure I had in visiting Angel and Daniel Chichi, who have the not-for-profit Purton Place Pre-Loved Op Shop in Pakenham, which they've been running for...
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease (1 speech)
    Back in June I attended the fantastic opening of the Heart Foundation Northern Territory's new office where they will continue to reduce the burden of heart disease that is suffered by many, many...
  • Qantas Airways Ltd (1 speech)
    Australians who trusted our national airline carrier have been shocked by allegations that Qantas has been engaging in anticompetitive behaviour while posting record profits. The removal of...
  • Anti-Semitism (1 speech)
    According to a survey by the Australasian Union of Jewish Students and the Zionist Federation of Australia, more than two-thirds of Jewish students have experienced anti-Semitism at universities....
  • Local Government (1 speech)
    I rise to applaud all candidates for mayoral, shire president or councillor positions in the WA local government elections that will take place on 21 October across my division of O'Connor....
  • Killcare Wagstaffe Trust, Putty Beach Bushcare (1 speech)
    Today I rise to acknowledge the tremendous work that the volunteers from the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust and Putty Beach bush Landcare group do rehabilitating environments on the New South Wales...
  • Canning Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
    Recent media reports reveal a staggering statistic back home in Western Australia. Over half of all Western Australians have lost faith in the WA Labor government's ability to fix our health...
  • Corangamite Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
    Every life is precious, and every journey we take on our roads should be a safe one. That's why black spot areas, notorious for accidents, need our immediate attention. By enhancing...
  • Hickling, Orlando, Cyclone Training Centre (1 speech)
    Orlando Hickling from Maclean High School has been selected to represent the New South Wales First Nations Goanna team in the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League National Championships at...
  • Haynes Farm (1 speech)
    At the start of April I had the absolute pleasure of dropping by Haynes Farm to meet with Haynes and Ethan. Haynes is an 18-year-old Hunter local who has just opened his own farm. Opening a farm...
  • Renewable Energy (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about the campaign that is against people losing their property rights by reason of transmission lines and having their environment destroyed by reason of wind factories and...
  • Ferragosto (1 speech)
    Anyone who knows the Italian community well will tell you that they are passionate about the three Fs—football, food and family. To these I would like to add two more Fs—the...
  • National Rugby League: The Dolphins (1 speech)
    HOWARTH () (): What an outstanding first season it has been for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League. I'm sure even the member for Blair would agree, even though his Ipswich Jets didn't get...
  • Lyons Electorate: Sporting Events (1 speech)
    It's said to be a game for the ages when the Meander Valley Sunnettes and the Deloraine Football Club head off in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association, division 1, senior women's grand...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Last week, I had the privilege of hosting the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Nationals in Rockhampton so that they could meet with local businesses to hear firsthand the impact...
  • Swan Electorate: Healthy Strides (2 speeches)
    Swan is the home to Healthy Strides, Perth's only research backed, evidence based, intensive therapy provider. It's a world-class leading facility that puts the latest science, tech and research...