House debates
Monday, 13 November 2023
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Labor are desperately failing the Australian public. Since the election, we've heard continuous promise after promise that it was going to be easier under Labor. I say that it's getting harder... - Swan Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
Light over darkness; good over evil; knowledge over ignorance—or, as a teenager might say, 'Good vibes over not bad vibes'! That's what Diwali is about. It's a week-long festival of light... - Defence Industry (1 speech)
The Indo Pacific 2023 International Maritime Exposition was held in Sydney last week, the biggest defence industry gathering in the southern hemisphere. Despite an abundance of cutting-edge... - Western Australian Governor's Prayer Breakfast (1 speech)
I stand before you today with a heart full of gratitude and hope, having had the privilege of being a guest of my local Mount Pleasant Baptist Church for the recent WA Governor's Prayer... - Mayo Electorate: South Australian Country Shows (1 speech)
Last Saturday—on Remembrance Day, where there was a service at Parndana—saw the wrapping up of our spring South Australian Country Shows season. In total, seven country shows were... - Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
Raise Our Voice aims to amplify the voices of diverse young people, to make sure they have a political conversation, so that we hear them. Today, I'm reading a speech from Ro, a transgender... - Calare Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
Twelve months ago, on 14 November 2022, torrents of water tragically tore through the usually quiet country communities of Eugowra, Molong, Canowindra, Cudal, Manildra and Wellington, causing... - Bennelong Electorate: St Charles Catholic School Ryde (1 speech)
Recently I had the privilege of joining students, educators and parishioners of St Charles Catholic School in Ryde to celebrate a remarkable milestone: 165 years of education at St Charles Ryde.... - Moore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
More than 1,200 local residents have signed my petition calling for urgent action to provide a traffic management solution at the dangerous intersection of Seacrest Drive and Marmion Avenue, in... - Menslink (1 speech)
Last week I participated in a 142-kilometre walk around Canberra over five days with an amazing group of Canberrans to raise awareness about and support Menslink, a great Canberra organisation... - Inland Rail (3 speeches)
This government is killing off Inland Rail in Queensland and, in doing so, is stripping Australia of one of the most important nation-building projects that this country's ever known. Nowhere... - Hunter Electorate: Wine Industry (1 speech)
We have done it again. I've stood here on many occasions banging the drum for Hunter wineries being the best in the world, and the recent New South Wales Wine Awards showed why. Hunter wines took... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
I'm following the same lines as the member for Groom's contribution. The government are about to hit 200 days in their infrastructure review. They have developed a specialty: opening projects... - Roberts, Ms Portia (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge Portia Roberts, a young constituent in my electorate who has recently competed at the 16th International Dragon Boat Federation's World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in... - Middle East (1 speech)
I rise again to call out the terrible incidents we've seen in Australia since we last met in relation to the rise of anti-Semitic activity on our streets. Sadly, in Caulfield we've seen... - Victorian Senior of the Year Awards (1 speech)
On Saturday I marked Remembrance Day at the Sunshine RSL, alongside returned soldiers, members and volunteers. While the occasion was about acknowledging past sacrifices, in an increasingly... - Netball New South Wales All Schools Cup, Duggan, Mr Damien, Crimmins, Riley (1 speech)
I congratulate the Trinity Catholic College Lismore year 9 and 10 boys netball team. They just won the New South Wales all schools netball cup in Sydney. Well done team members Riley Flood, Louis... - Boothby Electorate: Brown Hill Creek (1 speech)
Brown Hill Creek is a particularly beautiful part of Boothby. It runs through the foothills and out across the Adelaide Plains. If you visited now, you'd see a very small trickle of water, but... - Petrie Electorate: Mueller College (1 speech)
Mueller College in Rothwell within my electorate invited me to educate the year 7 cohort on parliament as part of their politics studies. I had the privilege of being able to bridge the gap... - Education (2 speeches)
The Prime Minister went to the election last year saying that we would prioritise TAFE and that we would value skills, because he understands that when we have skill shortages we don't just...
