House debates

Monday, 27 October 2025

  • Health Care (1 speech)
    I speak today on behalf of families in my community of Mackellar who are very worried about the transition to the new Thriving Kids which the government plans to roll out from July 2026. The 2023...
  • Petition: Australia Post (2 speeches)
    I rise today to again raise the concerns of my community about the imminent closure of Shortland Post Office. Shortland Post Office has been a critical part of the social fabric of this community...
  • Housing, Migration (1 speech)
    When I'm out and about in the great community of Longman that I serve, there are three things that people are most concerned about. Those three things are, first, cost of living—it's...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Education (1 speech)
    We can all remember a great teacher. I went to public schools in Lockridge in York and in Northam, and I'm always grateful for the efforts of teachers. I remember my first class in year 5, when...
  • Forrest Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
    I rise today to commend an outstanding group of athletes and celebrate their remarkable achievement in my electorate of Forrest. I speak of the Alcoa South West Football League women's team, who...
  • Bennelong Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
    Soon this parliament will have an opportunity to consider one of the most important environmental reforms in a generation, legislation to establish Environmental Information Australia and a...
  • Hinkler Electorate: Sport, Shaw, Mrs Estelle, Duncan, Senior Constable Brittany (1 speech)
    Last week, I had the privilege of personally presenting 17 sporting champions from Hinkler with certificates of recognition for their amazing efforts across a wide range of sports, including...
  • Australian Capital Territory: Books and Reading (1 speech)
    In the words of Groucho Marx: 'Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.' In the past five days, Canberrans have been enjoying the Canberra Writers...
  • Volunteering (1 speech)
    Volunteers have a strong presence throughout the Gold Coast community, whether it's helping out with local sporting teams or responding to natural disasters or emergencies or helping local...
  • Lyons Electorate: My First Speech Competition (1 speech)
    I'd like to take the opportunity today to speak on behalf of a group of remarkable young people who wrote to me as part of the My First Speech competition. Students from across the Derwent Valley...