- Australia Post (1 speech)
Our country post offices are under threat, and the government needs to take immediate action to save them. The alarm bells are ringing across the Central West and regional Australia over this.... - Hearing Health (1 speech)
This week, I met two incredible sisters from Wollongong, 13-year-old Mia and 12-year-old Halle Shaw, who were born with moderate hearing loss. They came to parliament to tell their story for the... - Migration (1 speech)
Migration is one of the most contested issues in our national debate, but too often the discussion comes back to a single number. Net overseas migration counts everyone who arrives and leaves,... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Today I'm reading a speech from Vedant, a 12-year-old student in my electorate who wrote this contribution for Youth Voice in Parliament Week: One major issue shaping young people's futures is... - Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
(): I want to talk about Warringah constituent Ron Hobden, also known as 'Hobbo', who sadly passed away a few weeks ago from motor neurone disease. Ron was a husband to Annie, a father... - South Australia: Hospitality Industry (1 speech)
For years, South Australians have known that our state produces some of the best food and wine in the world, and now the Michelin Guide has proven it. That is a fantastic recognition of our... - Wide Bay Electorate: Agricultural Industry (1 speech)
'We have the room and machinery to expand but we don't have the confidence in the Australian government to do so.' Those are the words of my mate Col, a pineapple grower from Munga. Col runs a... - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. We remember the babies who never took their first breath, the babies held for only a moment and the babies whose parents never had the chance... - Small Business (3 speeches)
The Treasurer's complete lack of business experience is finally catching up with him. We're witnessing a government completely and utterly out of its depth when it comes to the economy. Little... - Austin, Mr James (1 speech)
James Austin received the NT Great Mate Award last month at a Parliamentary Friends of Healthy Masculinities event. A program facilitator at Darwin Youth Services, James runs the I Respect... - Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
Yesterday, the Senate voted to throw out the government's rebate that they were going to take from our elderly people for their health insurance. Not only did they vote to throw it out; they... - Shellharbour Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
I rise today to honour the proud history of the Shellharbour Surf Life Saving Club, which this year marks an incredible 90 years of service to our community. That is 90 years of dedicated locals... - Small Business (1 speech)
This week we've enjoyed the spectacle of the Minister for Small Business trying to compare the record of the Labor Party with that of the coalition when it comes to supporting small business. It... - Superannuation (1 speech)
I've been rereading Donald Horne's 1964 book The Lucky Country. In it he wrote: The greatest single disaster in Australia is to grow old. He went on to describe Australians being left to fend for... - Small Business (1 speech)
We have been talking intensely about small businesses this week—about the policies this government has introduced into this place that crush small business. Whether they're policies in... - Child Support Payments (1 speech)
(): My child support is $10 per week, with 100% care. How can a parent declare zero income? A working professional, why is that allowed. My ex owes me … $107,000, I have three neurodiverse... - Small Business (1 speech)
There's been a lot of talk this week about small business—about how small businesses need to be supported, small businesses need to be encouraged and small businesses need to flourish in... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
If bulk-billing is the beating heart of Medicare, then the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is its bloodstream, quietly ensuring essential medicines are made affordable and accessible to every... - Economy (1 speech)
This week alone, the IMF downgraded Australia's economic growth forecast, COSBOA raised the alarm about the financial stress of small businesses due to energy costs and interest rates, Creditor... - Cybersafety (2 speeches)
In my first term, there was a private member's motion on eating disorders. I remember sitting in this chamber listening to coalition members who had gone through the painful experience of their...