- Young Australians (2 speeches)
Twice a year I bring together senior students from schools across Warringah for Warringah Youth Voices. At our most recent forum, around 50 students joined us at Redlands to talk about democracy,... - Ryan Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
This Saturday just past, my team and I, along with 100 Greens volunteers, put on a huge, free community festival in Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in my electorate of Ryan. We called it Alive in... - Education (1 speech)
In this place we hear lots of speeches, but some of the best speeches aren't delivered here in parliament. They're sometimes delivered in a school hall, and one of those was by a seven-year-old... - Veterans (1 speech)
The Minister for Veterans' Affairs admitted that he got it wrong when he refused to meet a delegation of veterans a few weeks ago. But talk to veterans in my community about the difficulties they... - Education (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the 2026 year 12 students in my electorate of Isaacs as they work towards the completion of their secondary education. Year 12 reflects years of study, persistence and... - Agriculture Industry: Workforce (1 speech)
Right now, Mallee's fields are green and gold. There is wheat and canola in abundance, and farmers are preparing for harvest. But Labor is playing political games, delaying farm worker visas. I... - Himalayas: Floods (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the devastating floods along the Nepal-China border and the profound impact they've had on families in my community. Parramatta is home to one of Australia's largest... - Don River Dash (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate one of Dawson's great annual traditions, an event that brings the town of Bowen alive, fills the air with the unmistakeable smell of racing fuel and dust and gives local... - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, National Women's Health Week (1 speech)
Last month I had the privilege of supporting the Building Bridges Forum at the historic Aborigines Advancement League in Thornbury. Hosted by Women's Health in the North and the Northern... - Men's Shed Week (1 speech)
This week is national Men's Shed Week, and the theme this year is 'Built on purpose'. I'd like to reflect on the massive contribution men's Sheds make to supporting men's health and wellbeing,... - Housing (1 speech)
Cowan is home to a plethora of innovative businesses across a wide a wide range of sectors, and among them is housing. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of having the Treasurer, Jim... - Thompson, Mr Roy Francis, OAM, Thompson, Mrs Nola (1 speech)
Roy and Nola Thompson were two of the greatest philanthropists the Sunshine Coast has ever known, and I feel enormously privileged to have known them both and to have worked alongside them for a... - Cybersafety, Men's Shed Week (1 speech)
Earlier this year I met with a local mum in Griffith who shared a deeply distressing story about her daughter. In December 2024 her daughter, then just 12, experienced harm through an AI... - Sport, Energy (1 speech)
Sport is the heartbeat of regional South Australia. Labor has cut the sporting grants budget from $331 million to $150 million by 2029-30. Sporting Schools, Play Well, Local Sporting Champions... - Sturt Electorate: Glen Osmond Primary School (1 speech)
I recently attended Glen Osmond Primary School, in my electorate of Sturt, for a very informative civic session with a lively and engaged year 5 cohort. The students participated in the classic... - The Challenge Games (1 speech)
(): I rise today to recognise one of the most uplifting events recently held in Townsville, the Challenge Games. These games are about far more than ribbons, results or crossing the... - Dickson Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
Veterans and their families have made enormous sacrifices for our community, and, in return, we have a duty to ensure they are heard and supported to live good lives beyond service. My electorate... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the existential threat to one of Australia's most important export industries, an industry worth between $21 billion and $27 billion. It underpins jobs, investment and... - Housing (2 speeches)
I rise to raise an important issue that's of concern to a lot of my constituents, and that's the ability to get safe housing. Over the past few weeks, I have been out and about in my electorate...