House debates
Monday, 18 November 2024
- Waste Management and Recycling (1 speech)
Australia generates more single-use plastic waste per person than any other country, except Singapore. On average, we produce 59 kilos of single-use plastic waste per person per year, compared to... - Tamil Community (1 speech)
I stand here today to advocate for January to be designated as Tamil Heritage month right across Australia. January is significantly to Tamils worldwide as it marks Thai Pongal, the traditional... - Fowler Electorate: Khmer Community (1 speech)
I was honoured to take part in the Khmer Community of New South Wales's 47th anniversary celebration last night. Over 5,000 people in Fowler speak the Khmer language, which is the official... - St Dimitrios Greek Festival (1 speech)
On Sunday 27 October, I, along with several parliamentary colleagues, including the member for Spence, attended the annual St Dimitrios Parish feast day, church service and celebration at... - Housing (1 speech)
Do you want to know how much someone renting a beautiful two-bedroom apartment in the middle of Vienna pays? It's about $250 a week. Meanwhile, the average two-bedroom unit in a capital city in... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
My community knows that I've called out sneaky surcharges on debit cards. Why should two identical items, both paid with your own money, cost different amounts? Over time, it really adds up. This... - Men's Health (1 speech)
It's Movember, which means we get to see fabulous men across Australia raise awareness for men's health by putting away the razor and growing a mo of their own. Earlier this year, I attended the... - Raise Our Voice Australia (2 speeches)
This year students in my electorate of Hunter were part of the Raise Our Voice campaign. Today I want to read a speech from 14-year-old Jack. He said: I study in a school that has no air... - Labor Government (1 speech)
The member for Lalor is pleased to rise to her feet today to talk about some of the challenges that we as a government face and some of our achievements as a government. The first is that we have... - Trinity Gardens School (1 speech)
It was a great delight, as it is every year, to attend the Trinity Gardens School fun day last weekend. The whole school community do a fantastic job in pulling together what is a... - Tilly Aston Achievement Award (1 speech)
As the end of another school year approaches, I've had the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of so many fantastic students from across the electorate of Aston. This has been done through... - Deakin Electorate: Community Events, Deakin Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
It's fete and festival season in the electorate of Deakin, and I want to congratulate everybody who's been involved with some really outstanding community events of late. We had the Maroondah... - Chisholm Electorate: Returned and Services League of Australia (1 speech)
I want to highlight a number of important events that I was able to participate in, marking the contributions of so many Australians in armed services. It was terrific to join with Minister Matt... - Lilydale & Yarra Valley Show (1 speech)
It was wonderful to be at the Lilydale show and see so many familiar faces, meet locals and hear what matters to them. It was a great event. There was lots of fun for the kids, young and old.... - Maguire, Mr John (1 speech)
It was a privilege to attend mass at Saint Monica's in Richmond last week to farewell John Maguire, my favourite Hawkesbury farmer. I met John about 15 years ago as a leading figure in Hawkesbury... - Wannon Electorate: Emergency Services (1 speech)
I rise today to give a shout-out to those volunteers and professional emergency services that have been fighting the fires in my electorate over the weekend. One fire has been burning in the... - Global Security (1 speech)
One of the greatest privileges of serving the people of Tangney is meeting and listening to my constituents. There is much to be proud of, and my heart warms at our community and the action we... - Queensland State Election (1 speech)
As the dust begins to settle, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli, and his team on their successful campaign. Whilst we, at a federal... - Mental Health (1 speech)
Tiwi people have been rocked by the recent death by suicide of one of our own: a young woman in her mid-20s who, to those around her, appeared to be a beacon of light and positivity. This... - Bonner Electorate: Vandalism (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, my staff and I arrived at work to find that my electorate office had been graphically vandalised. We are fortunate to live in a wonderful country and enjoy the freedoms that we... - Maggie Beer Foundation (1 speech)
CHESTERS () (): The Maggie Beer Foundation has partnered with the Australian government's Department of Health and Aged Care to provide training and mentorship for those working in kitchens in... - Pollie Pedal (1 speech)
This October I joined Wandering Warriors for Pollie Pedal 2024, cycling over a thousand kilometres for eight days across New South Wales—from Gosford through the Hunter Valley to Tamworth... - Health Care (1 speech)
I know you aren't supposed to have favourite children, but I have to say that, of all my election commitments, the health ones are my favourite. The urgent care clinic at Marion opened just over... - Costigan, Mrs Erica Marie, OAM, Nall, Mr Adrian Roy Greaves, Verwayen, Mr Bernard Leonardus (Bernie), OAM (1 speech)
I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge three champions of the Sunshine Coast veteran community who have unfortunately passed away over the last couple of months. Bernie Verwayen OAM was a... - Johnstone, Ms Annabelle (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the achievements of an outstanding local Brassall woman, Annabelle Johnstone. Annabelle was awarded the Churchill fellowship just a few weeks ago for her outstanding work with... - Verwayen, Mr Bernard Leonardus (Bernie), OAM (1 speech)
On 10 February 1964, HMAS Voyager was struck by HMAS Melbourne in manoeuvres off Jervis Bay. The Melbourne cut the Voyager in half, sending the Voyager to the bottom of the ocean in just a few... - Ryde Police Area Command (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the hard work of officers at the Ryde Police Area Command in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the community of Bennelong. Recently, locals have been contacting me... - Inner Wheel Australia (1 speech)
Inner Wheel is an international women's organisation that creates friendship, service and understanding between its members. It has clubs in over 100 countries, with over 100,000 members. Inner... - Student Debt (2 speeches)
More than 25,000 students in my electorate of Newcastle will see their student debt slashed by a further 20 per cent during the next term of an Albanese Labor government. That's 20 per cent...
