House debates

Thursday, 13 August 2009

  • Chemotherapy Medication Funding (1 speech)
    Today I wish to reiterate the grave concerns of my electorate and the wider community about the Rudd government’s attitude towards chemotherapy. As we know, Labor is cutting $105 million...
  • Isaacs Electorate: Women’s Health Forum (1 speech)
    Two weeks ago I conducted a women’s health forum in my electorate. The forum was conducted with the excellent assistance of the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health. The forum...
  • Telstra (1 speech)
    Bank bashing has been a time honoured and often justified tradition in this place, but every now and again the banks get it right. We have recently seen major banks either removing or reducing...
  • Defence: 1st Brigade; Corporal Mathew Hopkins (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about the great honour I felt as the federal member for Solomon when I attended the parade on 8 August in Darwin to welcome home the 1st Brigade. I was speaking to Air Chief...
  • Victory in the Pacific Day (1 speech)
    I wish to speak today in honour of Victory in the Pacific Day, which will be celebrated on Saturday, 15 August. The day commemorates Japan’s acceptance of the allied demand for...
  • Lowe Electorate: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
    This morning I speak about the outstanding achievement of three students from my electorate of Lowe who have been awarded the Australian Vocational Student Prize. I extend my congratulations to...
  • Swan Electorate: Rotary Clubs (1 speech)
    I want to talk about the good work that many Rotary and service clubs are doing across my electorate. Swan is in Rotary district 9470 and there are clubs in Ascot, Belmont, Bentley-Curtin,...
  • Ms Rebiya Kadeer (1 speech)
    We are all Melburnian, the New Yorker magazine argued last week when discussing the 80,000 hacking attacks from China on the Melbourne International Film Festival screening of Australian director...
  • Mental Health (1 speech)
    I would like to associate myself with those remarks made by the member for Melbourne Ports as well—very well said—and it is important that we stand up for the rights of individuals in...
  • Holt Electorate: Erica Maliki (2 speeches)
    I would just like to commend the member opposite for his interest in mental health. It is a much undervalued and under-resourced area. But today I would like to talk about my experiences as a...