I listened to the member for Macarthur. In fact, we were talking about this very issue yesterday. I think the painful fact is that, on both sides of the House, we want the same result. We want to see our children safe from vaping and safe from taking up drugs and cigarettes. At this point…
Today I am speaking with a sense of pride to acknowledge and celebrate the milestones and progress that have been made within the Mallee community, highlighting the dedication and collaborative effort that have led to these achievements. I’d like to first focus on the Jeparit riverfront project, an initiative that transformed a key community space…
A few months ago, I wrote to my constituents across Mallee to ask them how they were going in this cost-of-living crisis. Their stories were harrowing, with many going without meals—if you can call toast a meal. The Albanese Labor government have been distracted with pet projects, and rewarding the union movement and others that…
As we debate the Help to Buy Bill today, I want to reflect first on how we have come to be in a position where the Commonwealth has to help people buy a home. In 1984, it cost $64,000 to buy the average home, and an annual income back then was a shade over $19,000,…
I rise to speak on the Albanese Labor government’s misguided priorities for Australia. Mallee voters don’t buy Labor’s song-and-dance routine that they are the party of tax cuts. Stages one, two and three income tax cuts were under the coalition’s policy. On stage three, Labor told us 100 times they would back them in. Then…
I rise to speak on behalf of my electorate of Mallee on the bill which has been overshadowed by Labor’s destructive industrial relations changes. I was gagged, as were the collective voices of over 10 million Australians, by the Albanese Labor government in a gag-and-guillotine powerplay on industrial relations. These changes, now beyond parliament’s control,…
I rise this afternoon because there is a severe natural disaster occurring in my patch this afternoon. We have catastrophic conditions and fires from the Grampians area, with risks right up to Wyperfeld National Park. For those who live in that region, there is a lot of fear and anxiety. Many have left their homes…
I would respond to the member for Canberra. I don’t see any wind towers within Canberra at this point in time. I’m sure that you would welcome them here. I would also remind the member for Canberra that Australia’s contribution to omissions is one per cent; in fact, it’s less than that. The key enabler…
This is a letter from one of my constituents: ‘I am writing about my return to work and the childcare shortage in Victoria. There is no availability in my local childcare centre until 2025. That means teachers and nurses who are mothers in my community who lack family support have no possibility to return to…
Today in question time we saw scores of farmers from my electorate of Mallee—around 60 of them—in the chamber, and I congratulate them for downing tools, turning off the tractors and trying to put a stop to the nonsense that is electricity transmission lines without social licence. This is the latest in a series of…