- Aged Care (1 speech)
In the last month, my office has received several calls from distraught constituents desperate to find providers willing to provide services to them under the Commonwealth Home Support Program.... - Swansea Channel Dredge (1 speech)
Today I rise with some fantastic news for the Lake Macquarie community. Last month I stood on the jetty at Pelican with Mayor Shultz, state ministers Catley and Aitchison and community members to... - Online Safety (1 speech)
This week, the government unveiled a draft of its digital-duty-of-care legislation. Before this came out, I surveyed more than 1,200 people in my community of Curtin about social media and the... - Labor Government, Wages and Salaries, Women's Health Week (1 speech)
Volunteers are the people who turn up, coach our kids, run our community groups, support people doing it tough and keep our local clubs going—and, in Bonner, we are backing them. I'm... - Farrer Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise some of the finest people in Farrer: citizens who give up their time, money, vehicles and labour to help Australians who are struggling. But I ask a harder question. Why... - Lingiari Electorate: Tertiary Education and Training (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about my recent visit back home to the Tiwi Islands. I had the privilege of attending the Tiwi Islands Training and Employment Board graduation ceremony alongside Minister... - Australia (1 speech)
Not a week passes by without a letter, call or email from a local constituent asking a pretty simple question: why has it become so controversial to be proud of Australia? Why are Australians... - Ascot Vale West Primary School, Wingate Avenue Community Centre (1 speech)
Last Thursday, grade 6 students at Ascot Vale West Primary School took over our nation's parliament for about an hour—a responsibility bestowed upon them by the Speaker of the House, the... - Bendigo Electorate: headspace Plus, Commonwealth Prac Payment (1 speech)
I'm pleased to stand here today to update the House and let people know that headspace Bendigo will be one of the first headspace Plus centres rolled out in our country. The team at headspace... - Veterinarians (1 speech)
Last week I sat down with Dr Becky Dickinson, a rural veterinarian based in Warragul, who has just been named the Victorian finalist in the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award. I want to congratulate... - Housing, Superannuation (1 speech)
In my electorate, one of the major issues people continue to raise is housing and housing affordability. The Albanese Labor government is taking action to deliver real change. Under our... - Ormond Amateur Football Club, STEM Racing (1 speech)
The Ormond Amateur Football Club has been part of our community since 1931, making it the second oldest suburban footy club in the VAFA. Saturday was a big day for the Monders, with two sides in... - Victoria State Emergency Service: Cranbourne Unit, Veterans, Country Fire Authority: Tooradin Brigade (1 speech)
Recently, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, visited my electorate to meet the incredible volunteers at the Cranbourne SES station. Opened in 2024, the Cranbourne... - Mental Health, Boyd, Mr Darius, BUSHkids, May, Mr Andrew (1 speech)
Are you okay? That's the No. 1 question to be asked today across Australia. Today is Suicide Prevention Day, a day of action encouraging all of us to have meaningful conversations. I was proud to... - Corangamite Electorate: Local Projects (1 speech)
Community and sporting infrastructure build strong connections, resilience and community identity, and this much-needed infrastructure often starts with community advocacy. That's how it all... - Economy (1 speech)
The economic conditions created under this government are putting immense pressure on families, workers and businesses across my community. On the Gold Coast, we have one of the largest and most... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Gita from my electorate for being the winning entry from Macarthur for the Raise Our Voice Australia speech campaign. Gita's speech is as follows: My name is Gita. I was... - Central North Renewable Energy Zone (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a tiny bit of commonsense which has found its way into a state somewhat devoid of commonsense because of the governance of the Victorian Labor government. But thankfully a... - Le Cras, Mr Jack William, OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise one of the most interesting people I have had the privilege of meeting in my community, Jack Le Cras OAM, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Jack has lived a... - Tobacco Control (1 speech)
Any tobacco policy should be judged by one simple question: is it actually reducing smoking and keeping these products out of the hands of young people? We all want fewer Australians smoking, and...