House debates
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
- South Australia: Floods, South Australia: Marine Environment (1 speech)
Over the weekend, torrential rains led to devastating flooding across regional and remote South Australia. The highest official falls over the three days included 175 millimetres in Yunta, 150... - Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Last month, across the country, students started their postschool education. They gathered in lecture halls and classrooms that were bigger than anything many of them had encountered before. They... - Mackellar Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
When I'm not in Canberra, I love being out and about in Mackellar. It really is the best part of the job. We have more than 500 community organisations on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Many of... - Midland Station (1 speech)
Sunday 22 February was one of those days that mattered. Thousands of locals came down to celebrate the opening of the new Midland train station, and I was proud to attend on behalf of the federal... - New England Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about one laurel for the government and three barbs. The laurel is that I want to thank them for the money that we've got for road 358. It's the second range crossing for the... - Union Aid Abroad — Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (1 speech)
Today I rise to recognise the important work of Union Aid Abroad—APHEDA. APHEDA was born out of the Australian union movement in 1984, sparked by the courage and imagination of a remarkable... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
The world's population is growing, but prime agricultural land is shrinking. Food security has never been more important. Once prime agricultural land is lost, it is almost never recovered. Last... - Ballarat Electorate: Roads, headspace Ballarat, Woady Yaloak Football Netball Club (1 speech)
The Brewery Tap Road intersection at the Western Freeway on the outskirts of Ballarat is one of those intersections where you hold your breath as you go through it. There are adjacent businesses... - Grey Electorate: Agriculture Industry, Grey Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
South Australia is a big state, and the electorate of Grey is a very big electorate. It is 910,000 square kilometres, representing an area bigger than New South Wales, and, in that, there is some... - Burt Electorate: Medicare, Armadale University Study Hub, Our Veteran's Haven (1 speech)
There is great news in the electorate of Burt in Perth's south-eastern suburbs, where now over 40 per cent of GP clinics have moved to be fully bulk-billing for all patients. Since our... - Kemerton Lithium Plant (1 speech)
The first thing I did after being appointed the shadow assistant minister for infrastructure was visit the Albemarle lithium plant at Kemerton in my electorate. I did so alongside the shadow... - ARTEXPRESS, Australia Day Honours and Awards (1 speech)
The southern Sydney community is brimming with creative and artistic talent, especially from our young people. One of my favourite displays of this talent is ARTEXPRESS, which features a... - Breast Cancer (1 speech)
As many know, International Women's Day is on Sunday. Typically we spend the day celebrating women's achievements. However, this year I would like to talk about something that impacts about one... - Discovery at Play Early Learning Centre Shoalwater (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the wonderful kids at the newly opened Discovery at Play Early Learning Centre in Shoalwater. My thanks to the director, Candice Morrison, and her team.... - Gambling (1 speech)
We often think our children are safest when they are at home, but, for thousands of Australian families, a predator is sitting right there in the palm of a child's hand. I recently met with the... - Gorton Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
Across my electorate there is one common thread that binds our community together—the volunteers. They are the quiet achievers, the people who step forward without fanfare and give their... - Simpson, Corporal Adam Patrick (1 speech)
It's with great sadness that I inform the House of the passing of a 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment veteran—8551468, Adam Patrick Simpson, born 28 December 1989, died 26 February... - World Hearing Day (1 speech)
Today is World Hearing Day, and this year's theme is 'From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing Care for all Children'. This theme highlights the unique hearing and language journeys of all... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to condemn the Cook and Albanese Labor governments for precipitating the closure of the first of my many O'Connor abattoirs. The announced closure of Beaufort River Meats came just... - Environment (2 speeches)
Families across Bennelong care deeply about climate action, and so do I. I believe in leaving the country stronger and safer for the next generation, and that belief is shared by families across...
