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ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Geneva Conventions

Today, 12 August 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva conventions of 1949. Following the tragedy, the atrocities of World War II, it was clear to the peace-loving international community that a global set of minimum standards had to be implemented to ensure such atrocities were never committed again. As the member for Bean […]

ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE – Live Animal Exports

On 14 May, federal budget night, the Treasurer, the member for Rankin, went to that spot and adjusted his red tie, and in his budget he announced the biggest spend for agriculture would be that he would pay farmers to stop farming. He would pay farmers to stop farming. Wouldn’t you think that a government […]

ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – ADJOURNMENT – Environment: Kosciuszko National Park

During the winter recess we will, as parliamentarians, go back into our electorates. It will be cold. Some of us may work, some of us may do other things but, all the while, we should think about and reflect upon what will be happening in Kosciuszko National Park, because what will be happening there, unfortunately, […]

address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Energy Bill Relief

In question time today I asked the Prime Minister a very serious question about Capital Brewing Co, a local success story. He took me up on the regionality of that. Given my boundary changes—many of us in New South Wales are experiencing electorate boundary changes, and I’m no different—my electorate will now wrap right around […]

ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Energy

I very much take pleasure in speaking on this motion brought to the parliament by the member for Gippsland, who is unwell, as we’ve heard. He will be back tomorrow; don’t worry. But it is with great pleasure that I follow the members for O’Connor, Durack and Casey on the coalition side, arguing about the […]

ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – MOTIONS – Wages

I rise to speak on this motion put forward by the member for Lalor, and, in doing so, I note that from today, 1 July 2024, the national minimum wage will increase to $915.90 per week, or $24.10 per hour, and award minimum wages will increase by 3.75 per cent. Other award wages, including junior […]

ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Queensland: Beef Industry

Beef roads are so very important. I can remember when I was the Deputy Prime Minister—in the golden age of Australian democracy!—going to a press conference with the erstwhile Minister Matthew Canavan and the then member for Flynn, Kenny O’Dowd. We were announcing significant funding for an upgrade—a $30 million project. We were contributing $20 […]

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