House debates
Monday, 1 July 2024
- Tasmania: Disability Services (1 speech)
Last week both Autism Tasmania and Disability Voices Tasmania announced that they'd been forced to close their doors due to a lack of funding, despite them providing vital services for people... - Energy (1 speech)
As of today, every Australian household will get a $300 subsidy to their power bills, and small businesses will receive $325. I'm also pleased to advise South Australians that the default market... - Middle East (1 speech)
Labor have now put stronger sanctions on Senator Payman than they have on Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist government in Israel. Labor have put harsher sanctions on someone who is speaking up... - Cost of Living, Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (1 speech)
It's time to hold the big supermarkets to account. It's time to continue our support for the farmers who grow the fresh produce we rely on. And it's time to continue our work to provide more... - Willunga and Districts Lions Club Inc. (1 speech)
Yesterday, I attended the Willunga and Districts Lions Club handover. I had the great pleasure of sitting next to past district governor Bryan Hearn OAM. We chatted about the Lions' eye-health... - Type 1 Diabetes (1 speech)
Recently, I was contacted by Emilie from Watsonia. Emilie tells me that her daughter Zoe was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2022 at the age of nine and her dad, Craig, has lived with the... - Cost of Living, Energy (1 speech)
This federal budget delivered very little relief to the growing costs for many businesses throughout the Townsville community. Dad and Daves Tuckerbox is one such small, locally owned business,... - Bennelong Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Recently, the Gladesville Public School P&C put together their annual trivia night fundraiser at one of my favourite local drinking spots, Gladesville Sporties. The Gladesville Public School... - Menzies Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
Criminal gangs are targeting my community, and the residents have had enough. I picked up the paper two days ago and noted that Doncaster police were noting that criminals were impersonating... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
I'm feeling pretty optimistic today. We have a new parliament, we have a new financial year and, from today, we have new tax cuts. I know that many Australians are under pressure right now, and... - Forde Electorate: Beenleigh Yatala Junior Chamber of Commerce Young Business Leaders Program (1 speech)
Far too often, we hear all the negatives about the youth in our community, but I want to share with the House some great, positive news that has come from the Forde community over the past few... - St Peter's College: 30th Anniversary (1 speech)
Recently, St Peter's College held its 30th anniversary at the Cranbourne Turf Club. In attendance were community leaders, including St Agatha's parish priest, Father Anthony Rebelo, from my local... - Bonner Electorate: Aircraft Noise (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Daryl Wilson of Upper Mount Gravatt. Daryl has been our Bonner community's representative as part of the Brisbane Airport Community Aviation... - Community Language Schools (1 speech)
Tangney is home to 162 nationalities. With almost half of the people of Tangney born overseas, Tangney is rich in different cultures, traditions and languages. We share our cultures and take the... - War Memorials (1 speech)
We are fortunate to live in a country where the sacrifice of Australian men and women has safeguarded our freedoms. The disrespect shown this weekend with the vandalisation of four memorials here... - Raineri's Continental Delicatessen (1 speech)
Peter and Rosario Raineri have been running their deli in Five Dock in my electorate of Reid for more than 45 years. Raineri's Continental Delicatessen has everything that is great about a local... - Fisher Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
I recently hosted the shadow minister for communications in Fisher, and I took the opportunity to call for funding for mobile service infrastructure. Since my election in 2016, I am pleased to... - Chisholm Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
Today is 1 July. From today, every single taxpayer in my electorate of Chisholm will receive a tax cut because our government, the Albanese Labor government, is helping Australians with the cost... - Housing (1 speech)
After two years, the Albanese Labor government has continued to fail Australians on housing. Today's the day that the Labor government is apparently going to start building 1.2 million homes for... - Dunkley Electorate: Australia Post, Topp, Ms Felicity (1 speech)
BELYEA () (): Australia Post has announced the closure of the Wells Street post office in Frankston as of 9 August. Unsurprisingly, the community and I are disappointed in this decision, which... - Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
On a rainy afternoon in Boort in the east of my electorate of Mallee, my heart was warmed by the many people who came out to see me in the mobile office at Godfrey & Bear cafe. It was great... - Budget (1 speech)
Today is an important day because today is 1 July and a great number of cost-of-living relief measures are coming into effect today. I want to talk about an example family and the benefits that... - Bowen Fire Station: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to highlight a historic milestone in my electorate of Dawson. Recently, I had the honour of attending the Bowen Fire Station's 100th anniversary celebration, an occasion that reminded me... - Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
I'm at that age where all my friends are having grandkids. Those of us with kids who are about to become parents are celebrating 1 July because it means that they will now be eligible for an... - O'Connor Electorate: Local Government (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the many Western Australian delegates attending this year's National General Assembly of Local Government who have visited Parliament House today. WA has the most local... - Gawler Academy of Dance (1 speech)
Back in 2008, the Killers released a song with a deep philosophical question that I, and I'm sure most of us here, must ponder sometimes: 'Are we human or are we dancer?' After visiting the... - Agina, Mr Brian (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to support and praise a boxer from Warrnambool, Brian Agina, who I saw fight in Mount Gambier on Saturday night. He's currently the Victorian super bantamweight titleholder,... - Budget (1 speech)
Today is 1 July. Today the next steps of the Albanese Labor government's cost-of-living relief package come into effect. From today every Australian taxpayer will get a tax cut, not just some,... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Earlier today people from the Keep the Sheep campaign were in Canberra and met with the coalition backbench. I congratulate the 15 or so Western Australians that have come here for the Senate... - Budget (2 speeches)
Today there are 13.6 million reasons for people across this country to be extra excited. That's right: 13.6 million Australians will be receiving a tax cut. That's 74,000 people in my electorate...
