House debates

Thursday, 26 June 2008

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Equine Influenza (1 speech)
    Unfortunately there was not enough time for me to respond to the minister’s statement, so I apologise to those members who had hoped to contribute to the adjournment debate whose time is...
  • Gilad Shalit (1 speech)
    A year ago, I spoke from the steps of the Melbourne GPO to a rally of 300 people. The rally was called to mark the first anniversary of the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, and to...
  • Rudd Government (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to talk about the way in which the Rudd Labor government’s policies are having a profound and negative impact on small businesses and the tourism sector on the Gold...
  • International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (1 speech)
    I note that today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. As former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said in 1998: This is a day on which we pay our respects...
  • Canning Electorate: Shire of Waroona (1 speech)
    I again raise in this place the issue of the redevelopment of the Preston Beach Caravan Park in my electorate. I do so because recent events are such that the Shire of Waroona has written to Mrs...
  • Death Penalty (1 speech)
    A few weeks ago I informed the House that, along with my wife, Bernadette, I met with Lee and Christine Rush, the parents of Scott Rush. Scott, as many will know, is currently on death row in...
  • Gilmore Electorate: 805 Squadron (2 speeches)
    Today in my electorate of Gilmore was the decommissioning of 805 Squadron and its Seasprites. It was an emotive time especially for the men and women who worked so hard on this project and their...