House debates
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
[by video link] I'd like to read the words of territory year 12 student Taylor Mills written for the Raise Our Voice in parliament campaign. Taylor says: 'Last year, 35 per cent of young... - Flynn Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
The future of Flynn is looking pretty good. Flynn is the industrial powerhouse of Queensland and is set to grow by providing raw materials and energy for domestic use and for international... - Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm very excited to be celebrating Youth Voice in Parliament, the campaign run by the team at Raise Our Voice. Today I'm giving voice to three young South Australians: Baran... - North Sydney Electorate: Longueville Tennis Club (1 speech)
This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of Australia's oldest tennis clubs—the Longueville Tennis Club, in my electorate. Like with many things, COVID has impacted its planned... - Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
Helen is a 16-year-old young woman living in my electorate. Tragically, she is living with a disability. She is also part of the Youth Voice in Parliament campaign, and she has shared with me her... - Barker Electorate: Little Town Productions (1 speech)
On the weekend I attended a dinner theatre production titled Kick Off Ya Boots in Loxton, a small Riverland town in South Australia. Loxton is a small town but it has a big heart. Loxton's Little... - Cambodia: Human Rights (1 speech)
On 23 October 1991 the Paris Peace Agreements were signed by all four of Cambodia's combatant factions plus 19 other countries. Then, Australia and the world made a promise to the Cambodian... - Grey Electorate: Eyre Peninsula Advocate (1 speech)
Newspapers in the regions have had a tough time over the last year or so. That's why today I'm very pleased to announce the birth of the Eyre Peninsula Advocate, a newspaper for the northern Eyre... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (3 speeches)
This week I'm participating in Youth Voice in Parliament Week where we have a chance to hear directly from our young people in our electorates. This speech was written by Elvie in my electorate... - Social Media (1 speech)
[by video link] Like most parents and members in this place I'm deeply concerned about the potential harms of social media and I'm passionate about what we as a government can do to rein it in.... - Broadband (1 speech)
Another storm season and another pile of useless NBN boxes for people on fibre to the kerb in the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury. Since a storm last Thursday, I've had nearly 100 people contact me... - Magill Road and Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade (1 speech)
Last week I had the privilege of being joined by the finance minister, Senator Birmingham, to see the progress on one of the great election commitments in the heart of my electorate of Sturt, the... - JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Judith Sloan, Janet Albrechtsen and Niki Savva are hardly Labor true believers, but they've been among the fiercest critics of the government's JobKeeper mismanagement, calling the overpayments... - Townsville City Deal (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm pleased to update the House on recent positive progress on the Townsville City Deal. As I've outlined before, I've been working with the community on the reallocation of $195... - National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
Writing on ICAC's inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian this morning, Guardian Australia journalist Anne Davies said this: Aside from the lack of judgment shown in commenting on current proceedings... - Forde Electorate: Beenleigh Cane Festival (1 speech)
Over the weekend I got to join our local community in celebrating the return of the Beenleigh cane parade and gala ball. After many years of absence, the cane festival was back sweeter than ever... - COVID-19: Homeschooling (1 speech)
For many Australians, lockdown won't truly be over until their children go back to school. To every exhausted mum and dad across the country, I just want to say: thank you for your marathon... - Space Industry: Crystalaid (2 speeches)
Our government is recognising the great value of Australia's space sector. Recently, the Morrison government announced the recipients of the Moon to Mars supply chain capability improvement...
