• Curtin Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the pressures facing small businesses in Curtin. WA has almost 258,000 small businesses employing more than 541,000 people. Curtin is often described as an affluent...
  • Bullwinkel Electorate: Labor Government (1 speech)
    When I had the privilege of being elected as the first federal member for Bullwinkel last year, I made a solemn commitment to the community that I would work every day to deliver vital services...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    At a time when the economy is in trouble and productivity is in freefall, the last thing we needed was the Treasurer taking a sledgehammer to the economy with his disastrous budget that has been...
  • Maribyrnong Electorate: Community Events, Climate Change (1 speech)
    This week I have been fortunate to have Meredith, a local year 10 student from Kensington, doing some work experience in my electorate office. Unfortunately, as is the nature of this job, I'm...
  • Whyalla Steelworks, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara: Services (1 speech)
    Today in question time I asked the Prime Minister: instead of jetting off to New York, why not come to Whyalla and look the steelworkers in the eye like he did in February and then again in March...
  • Housing (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to use my time in parliament differently. I want to give the floor, in a sense, to a young person from my community. Their name is Mali. They are 14 years old and shared, through...