address to parliament – MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE – Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
I’m glad that the member for Fremantle mentioned public health in this matter of public importance, because public health is important. Indeed, we heard the minister for health today talking about urgent GP clinics, Medicare clinics and the Ipswich hospital-hotel. It’s not Happy Hour for pharmacists, let me tell you. I know it was a […]
address to parliament – STATEMENTS – Israel
As I said previously, I mourn for those families who have lost loved ones. This—and I’m not using it as a prop; I’m using it as a piece of evidence—is a notice of intention to hold a public assembly. It’s a two-page document, it’s available online and it’s what should’ve been filled out when there […]
address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Stronger Communities Program
We’ve just had five minutes from the member for Moreton, who once famously said, ‘If a country road hasn’t had a lick of bitumen on it for 70 years, why would you bitumen it now?’ That’s what he thought about a country dirt road that was getting an upgrade under the Nationals in government. The […]
address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – National Cultural Policy
I like the member for Macquarie, but sometimes I think Labor members come into this place and want to read a shopping list of faults that came under the coalition’s watch. It is not the truth. In the spirit of bipartisanship, here we go, I’m going to praise the Labor candidate who ran against me […]
address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Energy Supply
This motion is about blackouts, this motion is about energy and this motion is about what we can do to secure our future. We’ve just heard the member for Lyons talking about the Liberal government. He forgets also that the Nationals were in government with the Liberals. It’s not always and all about the Liberal […]
address to parliament – BILLS – Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 – Consideration of Senate Message
I’d really like to say that Labor was in a policy vacuum, but unfortunately it is not. The trouble is: the policies being put forward by this government are bad, wrong-headed and short-sighted, and you only need to look at the amendments that have been brought into this House now, under the Housing Australia Future […]
address to parliament – BILLS – Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 – Consideration of Senate Message
Here we go! Members opposite will be interested to know I just googled ‘lovers getting back together in songs’. They’re ‘Whatever it Takes’ by Lifehouse, ‘Reunited’ by Peaches and Herb—I like this one—’Let’s Stay Together’ by Al Green, but the best one of all is Katy Perry’s ‘Never Really Over’ because it never was really […]
address to parliament – ADJOURNMENT – Energy Infrastructure, National Soils Advocate
I will just sidetrack to the member for Lingiari, and I do thank her for her contribution. I do acknowledge that there have been some terrible things said about the Minister for Indigenous Australians, but I also acknowledge that Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has also been subjected to some very nasty remarks. I would ask […]
address to parliament – BILLS – Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 – Second Reading
I like the member for Werriwa, the previous speaker, but unfortunately she, like so many of the other Labor members, will come into this place for this debate and read from the notes that they have had provided to them by Labor’s dirt unit. And that is an unfortunate fact. It’s almost like AI listening […]
address to parliament – CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS – Riverina Electorate: Light Horse Memorial
It is the right statue in the right place, and here is my acrostic accolade: Light horsemen and their mighty steeds will this Saturday morning be given their due recognition in the city of Wagga Wagga, Riverina’s capital. It is appropriate the life-sized bronze statue will be officially unveiled and dedicated in the Victory Memorial […]