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COMMITTEES (Migration Committee Report) - 2 December 2008 It is a privilege to be able to speak on the release of the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration entitled Immigration detention in Australia: a new beginning: criteria for release from immigration detention...... |
AGED CARE AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES NO. 2) BILL 2008 - 25 November 2008
I welcome the opportunity of speaking on the Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 . This bill is of concern to an increasing number of Australians, especially those older citizens in my electorate of Hughes......
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ADJOURNMENT (Drugs Education) - 25 November 2008
Today, for many for young people across Australia, illicit drug use is a deadly problem. While we are all well aware of the devastation that drugs can cause individuals, their families and our community......
CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS (Liverpool) - 13 November 2008
Before the last federal election, the electorate boundaries within New South Wales were redistributed and my electorate of Hughes was extended across the Georges River to include the city of Liverpool CBD......
GRIEVANCE DEBATE (Mental Health) - 10 November 2008
For many members in this place, the personal and social concerns of the families in our local communities take up the majority of our time and effort within our electorates......
AUSTRALIAN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION AUTHORITY BILL 2008 - 24 September 2008
I thank the generosity of my colleague the member for Ballarat for allowing me to speak in the interlude for five minutes. I commend the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Bill......
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS (Epidermolysis Bullosa) - 15 September 2008
I warmly congratulate the member for Cook for raising this important issue of epidermolysis bullosa, highlighting the many challenges faced by Australian families who have a family member suffering from this unusual condition......
DELEGATION REPORTS (118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Cape Town, South Africa and Bilateral Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) - 28 August 2008
Mr Speaker, as deputy leader of the delegation under your leadership, I pay tribute to all members of the delegation for their commitment, diligence and professional conduct as active participants......
GRIEVANCE DEBATE (Indigenous Education) - 16 June 2008
In this grievance debate, I want to raise the issue of Indigenous education and the impact of pornography in remote and mainstream Australian communities, which allows some of the most vulnerable members of society to be so easily exploited......
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS-SUPERANNUATION) BILL 2008 - 4 June 2008
In rising to speak on the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws-Superannuation) Bill 2008, I am mindful of an old friend and colleague Mr Warren Entsch......
APPROPRIATION BILL 2008-2009 - 4 June 2008
I welcome the opportunity to speak on Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 and the related bills. The Rudd Labor government’s first budget has been found to be lacking in several areas......
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FIRST HOME SAVER ACCOUNTS BILL 2008 - 2 June 2008
I rise to address these three bills, the First Home Saver Accounts Bill 2008 , the First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 and the Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Bill 2008......
VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2007 ELECTION COMMITMENTS) BILL 2008 - 14 May 2008
Like all legislation relating to veterans and their families, the Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Bill 2008 is of particular interest to the electorate of Hughes......
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GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SPEECH (Address-in-Reply) - 18 March 2008
As the member for Hughes, it is a privilege and an honour to be able to add my name to that of my colleagues and members of this House in responding to the address of His Excellency the Governor General......
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PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS (Disability Support and Care) - 17 March 2008
I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue and I am grateful to the member for Gilmore for raising this important matter before the House today. I am very pleased to note the warm response......
INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA BILL 2008 - 13 March 2008
The Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 is of particular interest to the people of my electorate of Hughes because of two key infrastructure proposals which are of concern to my residents......
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APOLOGY TO AUSTRALIA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - 20 February 2008
I welcome and strongly support this motion of an apology to our Indigenous Australians, especially those who were forcibly removed from their mothers, their families, their communities and their land......
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STANDING ORDERS - 12 February 2008
I take this opportunity, Madam Deputy Speaker Burke, to congratulate you on your elevation to the deputy speakership. I wish you every success and satisfaction.......
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