House debates
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
- South Australia: Bushfires (1 speech)
Last week in my electorate around the Deep Creek National Park on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, we had a bushfire that burned out of control for a week before being officially contained on... - Eastick, Dr Bruce Charles (1 speech)
Today I speak to acknowledge the life and legacy of Bruce Eastick, a giant of our community in the north and a man whose leadership, wisdom and service helped shape Gawler and South Australia for... - Aged Care (1 speech)
This Labor government said they would put the care back into aged care, but instead they are blithely presiding over an aged-care crisis. Every week, I am contacted by Mallee locals who are worse... - Hasluck Electorate: Industry and Innovation (1 speech)
I'm continually amazed at the spirit of innovation on display amongst businesses and community organisations in my electorate. Cyclowest is a radiopharmaceutical manufacturer in Bayswater.... - Casey Electorate: Veteran and Community Organisations (1 speech)
Our veterans served and sacrificed for our national flag, our country and our democracy, and we stand here today in this House and look up at that same flag, which flies above this building. It... - Watson Electorate: Lunar New Year, Zia, Begum Khaleda (1 speech)
This month marks the celebration of Lunar New Year—a big deal in my part of Sydney—and just on the weekend I joined hundreds of locals in Bankstown to kick off the early celebrations... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Australia is facing a national crisis in domestic and family violence. Intimate partner homicide rates are rising, not falling. In 2023-24, 46 women were killed by a current or former partner.... - Bennell-Pegg, Ms Katherine (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge and to celebrate an extraordinary resident of Adelaide's western suburbs: Katherine Bennell-Pegg, whose achievements continue to inspire Australians right across the... - Australia Day Honours and Awards (1 speech)
Australia Day is one of my favourite days on the calendar. This year I spent the day in two very special places—Maleny and Kawana—welcoming new Australians at citizenship ceremonies.... - Health Care (1 speech)
I want to update the House on some very positive news for my community in relation to health services and provision. Firstly, there are the Albanese government's highly successful urgent care... - O'Connor Electorate: Agriculture (1 speech)
I rise today to give this speech in memory of O'Connor constituent, Mark Huisman, an innovative deer farmer and loving husband of Keeva. Since Mark's untimely passing last July, Keeva has worked... - Moreton Electorate: Runcorn State High School (1 speech)
Runcorn State High School is having a very special anniversary this year. The school was founded in 1986—a very good vintage, if I do say so myself—and, like me, will celebrate its... - Goldstein Electorate: Awards and Honours (1 speech)
The Goldstein medal acknowledges the incredible efforts of so many young residents in the Goldstein community who embody the values of their school, stand up and take responsibility and most... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Huntly North Cricket Club (1 speech)
It's been over one month since Labor's cheaper medicines became even cheaper, with us capping the most you'll pay for medicines on the PBS at $25. Millions of Australians are now paying less for... - Casey Hospital (1 speech)
When it comes to any parent, any time their child needs emergency attention and goes to hospital, they want to make sure the child is seen very quickly. It's the same with anyone who needs to go... - Shaw, Mr (2 speeches)
I rise to pay my respects to Mr Shaw, a name deeply embedded in the history of Central Australia. Mr Shaw was a leader of conviction, of principle and of integrity. He fought for what was... - Australia Day Awards and Honours (1 speech)
The electorate of Longman that I serve is very diverse, and at times it has had more than its fair share of knockers. However, having been part of that community for most of my life, and being... - Medicare (1 speech)
Our government, the Albanese government, promised a Medicare urgent care clinic for Coburg in my electorate at the election, and now we are delivering on our promise. In the coming weeks the... - Nicholls Electorate: Agriculture (1 speech)
It's a very exciting and rewarding time in my electorate of Nicholls in the Goulburn Valley, in the food bowl of Australia, the food bowl of South East Asia, because it's harvest time. Now, the... - Griffith Electorate: Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (2 speeches)
In Griffith, Medicare matters most for the times that you can't plan for—a sudden fever after dinner, a pain that worsens on the drive home, a kid who hurts themselves on a Saturday...
