Tim Neville Arboretum, Ferntree Gully 1st November 2014 Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery and Mrs Marlena Jeffery. Members of Parliament, other dignitaries, families, relatives, and loved ones of those who are lost, veterans. Fellow Knox residents. In April 2012, a Mrs Alison Jon... ... (03-Nov)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise to speak on
the Australian Education Amendment Bill, following the member for Hasluck. It
is always a pleasure to follow the member for Hasluck, who is particularly
learned and wise on education matters concerning Indigenous children. This bill
does a number of... ... (21-Oct)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: Whatever happened to the Labor Party of Hawke and Keating? That is what I want to know, because the member for Gellibrand talks about what happened 30 years ago. I can tell you what happened 30 years ago: Australia elected the Hawke-Keating government. On this side of the... ... (24-Sep)
Speech at the Sydney Institute
‘Forrest, Indigenous Employment and Closing the Gap’
Sydney
5 August 2014
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Last Friday, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest delivered to the Government one of the most ambitious reports in a generation.
It outlines a ... ... (05-Aug)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: The first point that I make is in relation to the co-payment which the member for Lingiari was so passionately talking about. The member for Lingiari actually voted for a co-payment when he was a member of parliament and the Hawke government first introduced it. Mr Robert... ... (27-Jun)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: Traffic congestion in Melbourne, and in my electorate particularly, is getting worse every year. We all know the situation of being stuck in traffic, looking at the cars in front of us and feeling as if we are not moving anywhere. This clearly has a social impact on famil... ... (18-Jun)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise to speak on these appropriation bills. There are three things I would like to outline in the time I have available. Firstly, I would like to outline the rationale for the budget and what we are hoping to achieve through the decisions that the government has ma... ... (04-Jun)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: This opposition party is living in a parallel universe. Not only have they not realised that they created an absolute financial mess that we are trying to get control of; they also come in here and have been lecturing us all day about our election commitments and our... ... (15-May)
HON ALAN TUDGE MP PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER Second Reading The Social Security Legislation Amendment (Increased Employment Participation) Bill 2014 Mr TUDGE (Aston—Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister): The Social Security Legislation Amendment (Increased E... ... (18-Mar)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise to speak on the Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2013-2014, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2013-2014 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014. May I start with commending the member for Higgins for that fine contribution, in particular for pointin... ... (05-Mar)