House debates
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
- Fisher Electorate: Tullawong State High School (1 speech)
We are all, of course, a collection of our life’s experiences. I have been a member of the parliament for some time, but it is always refreshing to do something new, original and different.... - Tasmanian Premier (1 speech)
On 26 May, Tasmania saw a change in both the premiership and the deputy premiership, with the election of David Bartlett as Premier and Lara Giddings as Deputy Premier and the farewell of Paul... - McPherson Electorate: Tweed Heads Skate Park (1 speech)
The youth of Tweed Heads had a commitment of funding from the previous coalition government of $100,000 during the 2007 election campaign for the construction of a skate park. The funding was... - Northern Territory: Catholic Education (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge 100 years of Catholic education in the Northern Territory: in 1908 the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart—the OLSH sisters—began Catholic education... - Family Payments (1 speech)
My electorate of Mitchell is truly the electorate of the working family: 48.6 per cent of my electorate of Mitchell is made up of families with dependent children. That is the highest level of... - Dobell Electorate: Literacy (1 speech)
I rise to pass on my congratulations to Mingara Recreation Club and Dymocks. I had the pleasure of launching a literacy drive some weeks ago on the Central Coast. Mingara is a club that has a... - Grey Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the chamber a water recycling scheme in the city of Port Pirie—a city which is home to a world-class smelting operation concentrating predominantly... - Lindsay Electorate: Autism (1 speech)
I rise to inform the chamber of the valuable work of two community groups in my electorate, supporting the needs of children with autism and their families. Yesterday I attended the Autism Month... - Commercial Ready Program (1 speech)
I would like to raise in this House another case of Labor’s extraordinary failure to support Australian enterprise. In an ill-thought-out cost-cutting measure which will have a detrimental... - Page Electorate: Aerial Spraying (2 speeches)
I raise an emerging issue of concern, and an old issue that has reared its head, regarding tree plantations in Page, specifically in the Clarence Valley—the Coledale area—but also up...
