- EmergencyRedi Week (1 speech)
Today marks the start of EmergencyRedi Week. It aims to encourage all Australians to prepare for emergencies and disasters before they strike. It comes as weather forecasts warn that a powerful... - Gounis, Mr Con (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Newcastle's very own Con Gounis on being recognised at the 2026 NSW Community Sports Awards. Con is a wonderful example of the people who make Newcastle such a great... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
Who decides Australia's foreign policy? Voters or the defence contractors, aka weapons manufacturers? We're told we must accept second-hand American subs and pay whatever cost they ask. Who... - World Pharmacists Day (2 speeches)
I understand the member for Pearce would like to present a copy of their speech for incorporation into Hansard in accordance with the resolution agreed on 6 November 2025. - Petition: Middle East (1 speech)
I bring to the chamber today a petition signed by 124,665 Australians calling on the Australian government to end Australia's supply of weapons to Israel and to oppose illegal Israeli settlement.... - Gallacher, James Walter (Jamie) (1 speech)
Territory champion and Labor stalwart Jamie Gallacher has passed following a short and sudden illness, and I joined hundreds of friends and family at East Point on Saturday night to remember and... - Rosh Hashanah (1 speech)
It was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, on the weekend, and I wish everyone in the Bradfield Jewish community and beyond a shanah tova. The new year is traditionally all about sweetness, and I... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
Recently I had the privilege of taking part in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. I was paired with Petty Officer Boatswain Troy Haydon, a fellow redhead, a proud beard wearer... - Wannon Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
The front page of today's Herald Sun makes for very confronting reading: killer pothole outrage. A notorious stretch of the Western Highway has, sadly, led to the death of a motorcyclist. As it... - Superannuation (1 speech)
The leader of One Nation, the member for New England and the coalition have launched another attack on compulsory superannuation. They want Australians to think that taking money out of workers'... - Mann, Mr George (1 speech)
Every superhero has an origin story. George Mann's began at 15 when he was bitten by a radioactive spider. Five years on, Dr Spider-Man is still on a mission, but his superpower isn't swinging... - Tangney Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
A few months ago my first Australian neighbour, Uncle Bruce, passed away from mesothelioma. Many people took the time to share their own experiences of neighbours who were just like Uncle Bruce.... - Grey Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
(): It's been a super September of sport in Grey. On the weekend I join the Adelaide Plains league for the grand final at Long Plains, home of the mighty United Tigers. Congratulations... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
This speech was written by a young person in my electorate—also called Josh, but I didn't choose it because of that name—as part of the Raise Our Voice campaign. Josh says: At... - World Egg Day (1 speech)
Recently, I welcomed local student Seb from Billanook College in Mooroolbark to do work experience in my office. Seb lives on a poultry farm in my community, and he wrote this speech. He says:... - Australian Services Union, Mac Fair (1 speech)
Skilled Respected Equal—this is the grassroots campaign being run by members of the ASU. Those members are disability support workers, social workers, youth workers, financial counsellors,... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Australians are feeling the cost-of-living crisis every single day. They're paying more at the supermarket, more for electricity, more for insurance, more on their mortgages and more on their... - Foster Care Week 2026 (1 speech)
'Open Doors. Open Hearts. Open Opportunities.' This year's Foster Care Week is a chance to recognise the extraordinary people who open their homes, their hearts and their lives to children who... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to speak once again about aged care and the fact that are so many people have contacted my office. I don't use the word 'inundated'—with calls and... - St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association (1 speech)
The St Albans Caroline Springs Netball Association is a thriving example of grassroots sport at its very best, providing opportunities for players of all ages and abilities and supporting 157... - Herbert Electorate: Reef HQ (1 speech)
Townsville has a lot of wonderful things to do, and one of the wonderful things we have in my electorate is Reef HQ. Reef HQ is the largest coral aquarium in the country and has been a learning... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Domestic and family violence remains one of the most serious challenges facing our community. Our government's National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children aims to end violence... - Agriculture Industry: Workforce (1 speech)
I rise today to draw attention to the serious impacts of the ministerial-directed delays in the processing of working holiday-maker visas are having on farmers, growers and regional businesses in... - Women in Sport (1 speech)
Why do we invest in sport for women and girls? We do it not only because we should, because it's the right thing to do and because it's high time we took steps to even up the monumental... - Honours and Awards (1 speech)
I had the great honour of actually attending the top 50 next generation entrepreneurs and impact leaders awards on Saturday night. I must be honest, I was actually attending with my wife, Judy... - World Pharmacists Day (1 speech)
World Pharmacist Day is 25 September, and I want to take this opportunity to recognise all of the amazing pharmacists in my community and the services they provide to our local community. One... - Economy (1 speech)
I'm going to read a quote, and it goes like this: You had the treasurer say workers should be happy because their wage share is increasing, but their real wages are falling … It's just... - St John of God Midland Private Hospital (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise a great development for the health and wellbeing in my communities across Bullwinkel in Western Australia. Recently, I was pleased to join the Minister for Health and... - Working Holiday Maker Program (1 speech)
The pause on visa applications for working holiday makers is hitting Hinkler hard. It's hurting hospitality, it's terrible for tourism, and it's failing our farmers. We need a system which... - Blair Electorate: Volunteering (2 speeches)
Volunteers are the backbone of our communities, and the Albanese government is backing them through our highly successful volunteer grants program. I'm glad to announce that 16 local community...