House debates
Monday, 28 July 2025
- Australia Post (1 speech)
Post offices are the backbone of our communities. This is certainly the case for my electorate of Bradfield, and closures—those that have already occurred and those that are on the... - DonateLife Week (1 speech)
The last thing you want to be told as a parent is that there are no compatible matches or no available donors for your child to save their life. Despite a worldwide search for a stem cell match... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
People with disability and their families need a consistent, sustainable and fair system of support. My constituents are concerned that the recently announced new pricing arrangements for allied... - Hunter Electorate: Singleton Hi-Fi (1 speech)
Small businesses and their owners are the backbone of our communities. We get to know them and they get to know us. One of Singleton's best-known retailers is Singleton Hi-Fi, and it's closing... - Calare Electorate: Wattle Tree House (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary work being undertaken by the team at Wattle Tree House, in Bathurst, which supports those in our communities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.... - Sturt Electorate: North Eastern MetroStars Soccer Club (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to share with this Chamber that the MetroStars soccer club, located in Klemzig in the electorate of Sturt, is taking on the Canberra Croatia Football Club in the Australia... - Zemek, Mr David Alexander (1 speech)
I rise to remember a titan of the surf lifesaving movement, a member of my community who, sadly, passed after almost a decade in a wheelchair. Dave Zemek was an absolute giant. Unfortunately,... - Dunkley Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Since the by-election, I've continued to focus on being a strong local voice committed to delivering for Dunkley. Thanks to the Albanese Labor government, since becoming the federal member for... - Clarence Valley Business Awards (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge the recent winners of the Clarence Valley Business Awards: Grafton Jacaranda Festival, Dimattia & Co, Bridge Knowledge Pty Ltd, Elite Brands, HoneyBee Hives, Lions... - Dalai Lama: 90th Birthday Celebration (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday and the celebration and service that was held in my own electorate. I thank the wonderful Atisha Buddhist Centre for inviting me to be... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Over the past month, I've been inundated with messages from my constituents describing the negative changes that have recently been announced in relation to the NDIS and what impact they will... - Bendigo Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the hardship and the efforts that have gone into our region to support our farmers in time of drought. Whilst we welcome the rain that we have received over the last week,... - Caravan Industry (1 speech)
As the 48th Parliament resumes, it gives me great pleasure to advise the House that it's straight back to work. It straight back to work representing the caravan industry. Both Senator Helen... - Swan Electorate (1 speech)
A mother with her three children who cannot wait to get 20 per cent off their HECS debt, a university lecturer whose commute will be 20 minutes shorter thanks to the new Manning Road-Leach... - Fadden Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I rise to honour the North Gold Coast RSL Sub-Branch on the celebration of its 25th anniversary. This incredible milestone reflects a quarter of a century of unwavering service to veterans and... - DonateLife Week (1 speech)
I think most people here will know that DonateLife started yesterday. It's really important that people register as organ and tissue donors. It's also important to talk to your family about... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Labor members will tell you that one of the great legacies of the Gillard government was the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and they'd be right—not that they put any money towards... - Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
A couple of months ago, I was in Acacia Ridge and I was standing face to face with the bonnet of a car. The person behind the wheel was the Deputy Prime Minister. He had an excited look in his... - Australia Post (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the decline in basic services across rural and regional Australia, and my electorate of Dawson is not immune. Recently, a key Australia Post shop located in the main... - Harty, Detective Senior Sergeant John (1 speech)
I joined the WA Police Force in 2006. I was not your typical police officer. I was a migrant. I was 45 years old. I didn't have a network or support in the WA Police Force. Detective Sergeant... - Forrest Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Brunswick Junction hosts WA's oldest Red Cross unit, and recently celebrated some of its longest-standing members. Judy Talbot, Norma Booth and Emma Papalia were all recognised for their decades... - International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica (1 speech)
Thirty years ago, on 11 July 1995, 8,372 men and boys were killed. A further 25,000 women, children and old people were displaced. On 23 May 2024 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution... - Climate Change (1 speech)
My community has the right to be and is pretty angry about 60 Minutes reporting of the Climate Council of Australia's claims that Shepparton and Mooroopna, in my electorate, will be uninhabitable... - Education (1 speech)
I'm proud to stand here part of the government that is committed to making education affordable and accessible no matter where you live or your financial circumstances. As I mentioned in my first... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
I rise to talk further about the scourge that is intermittent power. The reason that I put forward a bill to repeal is that I don't believe there is a binary outcome. I don't think there's a... - Werriwa Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted. In my electorate, I see acts of kindness every day. They change people's lives and change our community for the better. They also shape the... - Cook Electorate: Sutherland 2 Surf (1 speech)
Nelson Mandela once said, 'Sport has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.' This was clearly on display last weekend in the Sutherland shire, where 8,000 of my constituents... - Banks Electorate: Holy Spirit Aged Care Centre Revesby, Banks Electorate: Connells Point Rovers Football Club, Banks Electorate: Revesby Rovers Football Club (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege of welcoming the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors to the electorate of Banks. Together we visited the Holy Spirit Aged Care Centre, in Revesby. I would like to take... - Queensland: Defence Exercises (1 speech)
The world is watching Central Queensland. Right now, Rockhampton and Shoalwater Bay are at the heart of the largest Talisman Sabre military exercise in history, with a record 19 nations and over... - National Rugby League Women's Premiership (2 speeches)
This weekend, Newcastle will proudly host the NRLW Magic Round at McDonald Jones Stadium, and what a celebration of women's sports it will be. For the first time ever, all the NRLW teams will...
