House debates
Monday, 24 November 2025
- TEN4TEN Leadership Dialogue (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise an outstanding initiative by Regional Development Australia Central West, the TEN4TEN Leadership Dialogue. This program connects 10 year 11 students with 10 community... - Petition: Light Pollution (1 speech)
I present a petition with 12,144 signatures organised by the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance. The petition is calling for legislation to limit light pollution, specifically artificial light at... - Shanahan, Dr Lucie (1 speech)
I rise today to honour the life and legacy of Dr Lucie Shanahan. Lucie was a widely respected Indi healthcare executive, academic and public health leader, whose contribution to the wellbeing of... - Maribyrnong Electorate: Disaster and Emergency Management (1 speech)
For too long, residents in Kensington Banks and along the lower Maribyrnong River have lived with the stress and uncertainty caused by increasingly severe flooding and the absence of a clear... - Australian Chin Lien Chinese Association (1 speech)
One of our local community organisations, the Australian Chin Lien Chinese Association, based in Canley Vale, recently marked an important milestone, electing the first-ever female president in... - cohealth (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an issue that has deeply affected many people across Collingwood and Fitzroy: the future of cohealth's general practice service. The decision to close the Collingwood... - Webber, Ms Emma, Faulkner, Mr Glenn (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Emma Webber from Grafton High School, who has been named Australia's most outstanding regional educator at the National Excellence in Teaching Awards. Emma is an... - Clay, Ms Narelle (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise Narelle Clay, the outstanding CEO of Southern Youth and Family Services, an organisation that has had a transformative impact on the lives of many people in my... - Gold Coast: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Planning for the next era of public transport on the Gold Coast must start with a simple principle: seamless connection and interconnectivity. We need stronger links to the rest of South-East... - Guitars for Veterans Australia (1 speech)
If you've wondered about the power of music and music therapy to heal, you would have had no doubts after hearing veterans playing at Guitars for Vets' end-of-year performance at Windsor RSL.... - Movember, Fadden Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise to recognise that November is Movember. This is a month when Australians across the country grow a mo, move more or start conversations to change the face of men's health. Movember began... - Braddon Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
The closure of St Patrick's Child Care Centre in Latrobe on the 24 December would have created a significant gap in early learning services for families in the Braddon electorate that I... - Parkes Electorate: Vocational Student of the Year Award (1 speech)
There are many ways that you can make your way in this world, but you wouldn't get very far without those who build our communities brick by brick. That's why I've chosen to support a vocational... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I want to thank Minister Rae for visiting my electorate in September to meet with community members and discuss the rollout of the new Aged Care Act, which commenced on 1 November 2025. We know,... - Mallacoota-Genoa Road (1 speech)
This is a section of the Mallacoota-Genoa Road. I picked it up on the weekend, and I brought it with me here to parliament this week, because I wanted to prove a point. Our roads in Victoria are... - Old Bridge Football Club, Chinese Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about two very important community groups in my local electorate, both from the multicultural community. They're absolutely stellar and they have one thing in common: they... - Energy (1 speech)
This government is obsessed with ideology over results and self-promotion over the needs of Australian people, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Labor's failing energy policy. Net zero at... - Fifteenth Avenue (1 speech)
South-west Sydney is growing rapidly. Every day, new houses are going up and farm land, once so prevalent, is disappearing. The rapid population growth brings real opportunities but also raises... - Aged Care, Mental Health (1 speech)
I want to speak to a couple of issues that are of importance to my region. Firstly, Kim Sutton is a wonderful advocate for aged care in our community. What drives her is that she doesn't want... - McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity to celebrate one of the good news stories in Australian democracy and thank the people that made it happen. The McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership was... - Mullins, Mr Dean, Forrest Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate a genuine local hero in Dean Mullins, who, a few months ago, marked an extraordinary milestone: some 20 years of service on the road as a volunteer ambo with St John... - Men's Health (1 speech)
I never thought I'd come into the parliament and talk about semen, but here we are, and I'm thrilled to rise to the occasion because, while it's a topic that gets a few giggles, it's actually one... - Netball (1 speech)
While I can say I've never played netball, I know how much it's loved across the country and in the Flynn electorate. Today I'm proud to announce my support for netball's inclusion in the 2032... - SDN Children's Services, Bailey, Mrs Barbara (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the fantastic teams at SDN Riverwood and Milperra. SDN have been providing child care and early childhood education services in Riverwood since the 1940s. Both centres... - Member for Indi (1 speech)
We had a rather remarkable issue this morning with the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 in the main chamber. The member for Indi, Dr Helen Haines, came in—I just want to congratulate her for... - Baker, Mr James, Ghouse, Mr Guy, AM (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to two remarkable musicians. James Baker was a true pioneer of the Aussie rock and punk scene. To quote the Rockpit: With a CV that reads like a who's who of Australian... - Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Centre (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge one of Capricornia's true community treasures, the Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Centre. Housed within the original 1906 courthouse, the old jail and the historic Mount... - VICSES Aintree Unit (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the outstanding service of the Aintree SES unit and its dedicated volunteers. After more than two years of leading the unit through its establishment in Melbourne's outer... - E-Bikes (1 speech)
Today I want to share a powerful message from a young 11-year-old in my electorate, Harper. Harper came to see me last Thursday at one of my listening posts and approached me out of real concern... - Aluminium Industry (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is backing local manufacturing and jobs at Capral Aluminium in my electorate of Blair. We're extending our antidumping protections to support locally made aluminium...
