House debates

Thursday, 7 September 2023

  • Victoria: Forestry Industry (1 speech)
    I rise to raise my concerns with the illogical and reckless decision by the state Labor government in Victoria to ban the native hardwood timber industry in that state. This is a world-class and...
  • Shapcott, Mr James (Jim), Wounded Heroes Australia (1 speech)
    I'd like to honour the founder of Wounded Heroes Australia, the late Jim Shapcott, who passed away on 20 August. My thoughts are with his wife of 63 years, Elise, and his children and...
  • Queensland: Resources Sector (1 speech)
    We have done some national publicity recently, and we highlighted to the best of our ability that North Queensland, if it was a separate country, would be the wettest country on earth, wetter...
  • Population Growth (1 speech)
    Our planet is heading towards a global sustainability crisis caused by a convergence of human actions, all of which impact on each other. Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, diminishing...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    There's never been a more important topic for MPs of any persuasion to consider than how best we work to avoid recession in our economy. I was the age of the kids up in the gallery when the last...
  • Biodiversity, Housing (1 speech)
    Australia is the mammal extinction capital of the world. That's not something we should be proud of, but it's a legacy that we've been left with due to insufficient efforts to protect our...