House debates
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
- Boyd-Turner, Ms Jan (1 speech)
I rise in the House this afternoon to pay tribute to a very great lady of the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, Jan Boyd-Turner, who passed away about 2½ weeks ago. Jan Boyd-Turner was a... - Tasmanian Football (1 speech)
I rise to speak about football in Tasmania. Northern Tasmanians should acknowledge that the AFL are trying to kick North Melbourne out of Victoria. But I firmly support Hawthorn playing five... - Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (1 speech)
I would like to commend to the House the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme, which allows approved employers in the horticultural industry to recruit Pacific islanders. The Australian... - Syria (1 speech)
A few months ago it would have been unthinkable for Syrian people to raise their voices against the Al-Assad regime, which has ruled their lives for so long. But the Arab Spring, which has seen... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Australian farmers take great pride in breeding and raising healthy, quality, well-cared-for animals. They were appalled by the footage of the mistreatment of animals in some Indonesian... - Military Working Dogs (1 speech)
On Tuesday, 7 June I attended a service at the Salisbury War Memorial to recognise military working dogs. On the day, a belgian shepherd named Ankcon and his handler, Paul Keily, laid a wreath at... - Barker, Mr Michael (1 speech)
On Friday, 9 June I was delighted to present Michael Barker with an Australian flag. Michael is a wonderful young man who has been selected to represent Australia at the Special Olympics. In June... - Road Transport Industry (1 speech)
I rise to support the Transport Workers Union's Safe and Fair Rates campaign to address the dire situation faced by the road transport industry, which has seen a tragic and totally unacceptable... - Kerr, Mr Graham (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about heroes—not typical heroes like sporting identities or celebrities, but everyday heroes we can all learn so much from. Graham Kerr is the hero I speak of today.... - St George Illawarra Dragons (1 speech)
No doubt there are many things that divide us on both sides of the House, but one thing that all fair-minded representatives in this place would agree on is that the mighty St George Illawarra...
