House debates
Monday, 25 August 2025
- Forge, Ms Tuppence (1 speech)
Today I rise to celebrate a world champion from Indi. Tuppence Forge—or Tup, as she likes to be known—has bucked her way into the history books, winning the women's World Championship... - Australia Post (1 speech)
Australia Post has recently advised me that the Shortland post office will be closing its doors in November. This news has caused considerable distress for people in my community. For Shortland... - Nanna's Touch Community Connections Lithgow (1 speech)
Today I pay tribute to Nanna's Touch Community Connections Lithgow, which is a whole-of-community network for anyone in the Lithgow area needing a helping hand or social connection. Since its... - Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the outstanding work carried out in my electorate by volunteers at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, which is known by the acronym HARS. HARS is a... - Fowler Electorate: Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
I attended the Vietnam Veterans' Day event at Canley Heights RSL and Sporting Club last week. Also known as Long Tan Day, this important occasion solemnly reminds us of the courage, sacrifice and... - Brokenwood Wines (1 speech)
The Hunter has done it again. I'm thrilled to announce to the House that the incredible Brokenwood Wines in the Hunter Valley has been named the 2026 Halliday winery of the year. The Halliday... - Grey Electorate: Country Shows (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the many fantastic country shows across my electorate of Grey, representing over 92 per cent of South Australia. Since the beginning of the show season, I've attended... - Doyle, Sister Angela Mary, AO (1 speech)
This past weekend, I had the honour of celebrating an extraordinary milestone in our community: the 100th birthday of Sister Angela Mary Doyle AO. Sister Angela Mary has dedicated her life to... - New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
I'm not sure what the New South Wales Premier is playing at, but primary producers in my electorate are the ones paying the price. We learned just last Wednesday during budget estimates in the... - Housing (1 speech)
Housing is the biggest issue in Barton and across the country. Labor has a vision to ensure that we address this issue head on and deliver, especially for our young people finding it hard to get... - National Youth Parliament (1 speech)
Today I was thrilled to join my colleagues across the parliamentary spectrum to launch the National Youth Parliament for 2026. Anyone who follows my social media channels in my electorate knows... - Magill Sunrise Rotary Club (1 speech)
The Magill Sunrise Rotary Club, located in the east of Sturt, might have as its orthodoxy relaxation, inclusivity and informality, but when I recently attended a breakfast meeting at the club I... - Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Program (1 speech)
The Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program, RYDA, saves lives and changes lives. With Australia's road toll on the rise and 60 per cent of fatal accidents occurring on rural and regional roads, we... - Petrie Electorate: Packer Leather (1 speech)
I want to take a moment to pay tribute to one of our great local manufacturers, Packer Leather. This is a company with a proud history spanning back to 1891. It manufactures in Narangba and is... - Fadden Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
Small business is the lifeblood of the northern Gold Coast, from Coombabah to Coomera, from Pacific Pines to Pimpama. These are the suburbs where Australians are taking risks, building futures... - Share the Dignity (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the important work of Share the Dignity, a remarkable Australian charity addressing an issue too often overlooked—period poverty. Founded in 2015 by Rochelle... - Salvation Army (1 speech)
I wondered how long it would take those opposite to reach peak arrogance when it comes to the hypermajority that they enjoy. Of course, over the last term, I saw some actions that were rotten,... - International Relations: Australia and Timor-Leste (1 speech)
It was 50 years ago today that Timorese refugees landed in ships at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin. Stokes Hill Wharf holds deep symbolic and historical significance for Darwin. It was bombed on 19... - Lyne Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge and praise the incredible resilience shown by local netballers and players across all footy codes—rugby, league and soccer—over this wet winter. Floods and... - Werriwa Electorate: Diabetes Awareness (1 speech)
In Australia there are approximately 1.3 million people living with diagnosed diabetes. This represents about five per cent of the population, according to the Australian Institute of Health and... - Bowman Electorate: Flight Paths (1 speech)
Over the past three years my community has witnessed Brisbane Airport flight paths increasingly shifted over the Redlands and ongoing consultation on a range of proposals to continue this... - Moreton Electorate: MOBIUS (1 speech)
Wi-fi, Gardasil and modern solar cells—these are all things that are critical and important innovations from Australia. But too often the benefit and the uplift from critical innovations... - McPherson Electorate: Insulin Pumps for Type 1 Diabetes (1 speech)
Recently I had the privilege of meeting 12-year-old Dexter Welsh, a remarkable young man from McPherson. When Dexter was just seven he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He shared with me his... - Albanese Government: Economy (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government has achieved something positive that you just won't read about in the economic textbooks. I've always believed that you need to run the economy like you run a... - Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Last week I had the honour of attending a couple of Vietnam Veterans Day services in my electorate. We had six, and I got to tour them—one down at Burpengary in the morning and then Bribie... - Banks Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the achievements of some of the wonderful groups in my electorate of Banks. A few weeks ago I was able to attend Lugarno Football Club's presentation day for their junior... - Lee, Mr Kyle (1 speech)
I rise today to proudly recognise the outstanding achievement of locally raised star Kyle Lee on claiming a bronze medal while representing Australia at the World Aquatics Championships in July.... - My First Speech Competition, National Youth Parliament (1 speech)
Calling all Brisbane students in years 10, 11 and 12: this could be you standing right here. Milton Dick, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has launched the My First Speech competition... - Campbell, Mr Graeme (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the passing of a Goldfields legend whose name will be familiar in this place. Graeme Campbell, former member for Kalgoorlie, passed peacefully and surrounded by his... - Chambers, Merton (2 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to my friend the internationally renowned artist Merton Chambers, who passed away on 27 July 2025. Merton was born in Canada in 1929, and after graduating from art college...
