House debates
Monday, 15 September 2008
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Mobile Phone Scams (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to raise what is a very vexing matter for quite a number of Australians, particularly in my electorate. Mobile phone users are being ripped off by text message scams. These... - Bass Electorate: Economic Development Package (1 speech)
I have spoken in this House before of the resilience, determination and creativity of the people of north-east Tasmania. Since last this parliament sat, all these traits have been well and truly... - Mrs Linda Lavarch (1 speech)
I want to take the unusual step tonight of congratulating Linda Lavarch, the state member for Kurwongbah—soon to be known as the seat of Pine Rivers—on her achievements whilst in... - Maternal and Child Health (1 speech)
Every three seconds, a child under five dies from preventable causes. Every minute, a woman dies needlessly in pregnancy or childbirth. These statistics are simply unacceptable in a modern world,... - Water (1 speech)
Last Friday afternoon, on 12 September, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Robert Garrett, in a quiet but shocking announcement, gave approval for the construction and... - Jayme Paris; Positive Living and Lifestyle Forum for Seniors (2 speeches)
Tonight I want to add my congratulations and best wishes to those of lots of my constituents and students at Doonside Technology High School for Jayme Paris, who is in Beijing competing in the...
