House debates
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Mental Health (1 speech)
As a member of parliament you sometimes have stories told to you by constituents which are utterly heartbreaking and literally have you in tears in your office. This was certainly the case when... - Republic of Slovenia (1 speech)
I am rising today to speak on the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Slovenia. When France Preseren wrote his poem Zdravljica in 1844, it was considered subversive. The third... - Boothby Electorate: Oaklands Railway Crossing (1 speech)
I would like to raise an important issue which residents and commuters in my electorate have complained about for more than two decades—that is, the Oaklands railway crossing. They raise... - Calwell Electorate: Victorian Arabic Social Services (1 speech)
Today I rise to express my very deep concern regarding the Victorian state government's failure to renew $150,000 of funding for an intake and referral service run by Victorian Arabic Social... - Bradfield Electorate: Order of Australia Recipients (1 speech)
It was a great pleasure on seeing the Queen's birthday honours list to observe that there were eight constituents from Bradfield named in that list. I want to use this occasion to briefly pay... - Lyons Electorate: Young People (1 speech)
All the members in this place would agree that young people need interests and activities in their lives. There are the normal sporting activities of football, cricket, hockey and netball, and... - Solomon Electorate: Kakadu National Park (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight and bring to the attention of this House an issue which goes beyond the boundaries of my electorate in Solomon. Before this sitting of parliament, I was fortunate enough... - Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
On Saturday morning I went with my son Isaac down to the beach at Fairhaven along the Great Ocean Road. We went down there because from two days before my office had been receiving reports from... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on two issues of relevance to the Australian beef industry. The first is on live exports to Indonesia, and I would like to take this opportunity to call on the government to... - Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (2 speeches)
I visited the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials facility on 9 June with Parliamentary Secretary Justine Elliot and member for Throsby Stephen Jones. The University of Wollongong,...
