House debates
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
- Farrer Electorate: Financial Assistance Grant (1 speech)
Farrer spans 126,000 square kilometres, is home to 160,000 citizens and has14 shires and more than 200 suburbs, towns and rural localities. We are the people who grow the food and mine the... - Kingston Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I have had a long-term passion for supporting people to have good mental health. As a clinical psychologist before I entered this place, it's been a long-term passion about how we can uplift the... - Calare Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Today, I celebrate two great cultural treasures of the Calare electorate: the Gulgong Pioneers Museum and the Mudgee Museum. Established in 1962 in the historic former Times Bakery and Produce... - One Big Voice (1 speech)
That's correct, thank you. The incorporated speech read as follows As the proud patron of One Big Voice, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to this extraordinary... - Indi Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
When a natural disaster damages essential infrastructure, we should be able to fix it properly. In Fawcett, a small town in my electorate of Indi, residents are still recovering from the... - Sydney Electorate: Museum of Chinese in Australia (1 speech)
Earlier this year, during Lunar New Year festivities in Sydney's Chinatown, I was delighted to join the community for the opening of the Museum of Chinese in Australia, a project years in the... - Census (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the growing concerns from constituents right across the Flynn electorate regarding the delivery and the administration of the 2026 census. The census is one of the most... - Wyndham Learning Festival, Lalor Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
On Friday evening, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the launch and the opening for the annual Wyndham Learning Festival at the Wyndham Cultural Centre. It was an absolutely lovely... - Veterans, Housing (1 speech)
Yesterday was Vietnam Veterans' Day, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. In the middle of my electorate I have the Canungra Land Warfare Centre, and my electorate also... - Avian Influenza (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about H5 bird flu and what it means for Tasmania, for our wildlife and for our communities. Tasmania is home to remarkable birds and mammals. They are part of who we are.... - Fadden Electorate: Men's Shed Labrador, Battle of Long Tan: 60th Anniversary, Fadden Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
It was great to again, this year, join the Labrador men's shed for their AGM on 28 July. It is a local community group that I'm incredibly proud of. I want to pass on my thanks to outgoing... - Housing (1 speech)
During Homelessness Week, I got to stand with the residents and staff of St Bart's in my electorate as we turned the sod on a new social housing and aged-care project. Our government is helping... - Small Business (1 speech)
Last month, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia released a report that reads like a summary of speeches that I've given in this building over the last 14 months. The Small... - Bean Electorate: Sport, Menslink Great Walk (2 speeches)
Those that know me know that one of my favourite things to do is to get out and walk. I'm lucky that, down in my community, I have no shortage of trails to trek, with Farrer Ridge being one of my... - Roads, Victorian Government (1 speech)
'Just fix the bloody roads!' That is a constant refrain I have from people in my electorate who are concerned about the lack of maintenance, the potholes and the damage being caused to their... - Violence: Prevention (1 speech)
Like many people here, I have work-experience students come into the office fairly regularly. I think it's important for them to see the work of their local MP and to develop a trust in... - Petition: Lion Property Group (1 speech)
I rise today to formally present Lion Property Group parliamentary e-petition No. EN10182, which has been considered by the petitions committee and found to be in order. The principal petitioner... - National Youth Parliament (2 speeches)
This week we have welcomed in members of the National Youth parliament, and we have also recently been sharing the My First Speech competition with local years 10 to 12 in my electorate. However,... - Lester, Hon. Vincent Patrick (Vince), OAM (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak on the passing of a great man and a great friend, Vince Lester. Vince's public service began well before he entered parliament. He was a master baker in Claremont, served on... - Wellington, Uncle Ivan, AO (1 speech)
It's a great privilege for me to stand in this chamber and speak about my good friend and our community stalwart in Macarthur, Uncle Ivan Wellington. I've known many people of importance... - Gellibrand Electorate: Avian Influenza (2 speeches)
My community in Melbourne's west is a bayside community. Our way of life is connected to the water and the wetlands that connect to it. It's a paradise for twitchers, home to Ramsar Wetlands, the...
