Speeches, Law and Order, Community
I rise tonight to speak about Youth Connect, a not-for-profit community focused organisation that offers assistance to young people in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. In particular, I want to highlight a new program that has recently been implemented called Right Step, a young offenders’ div... (10-Mar)
Speeches
I rise to speak on this Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters inquiry, which looked into the implications of the New South Wales Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Bill 2009 for the conduct of Commonwealth elections, including any consequences for the enr... (26-Feb)
Speeches, Environment, Emissions Trading Scheme
This emissions trading scheme bill, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Bill 2010 is not in the national interest. It remains a deeply flawed policy. It will destroy tens of thousands of jobs while delivering little or no environmental benefit. It is a great big new tax masquerading as an environmen... (10-Feb)
Speeches, Environment, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
About 16 months ago when I assumed responsibilities for climate change within the coalition to examine the merit of a deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme put up by the government, the first call I got the next morning at 20 to seven was from a friend of mine who runs a cattle station in ... (03-Feb)
Speeches, Infrastructure, The Economy
OUR RECORD
I have the dual responsibility of climate change and infrastructure.
After nearly twelve months I have formed the very strong view that Climate Change is best tackled from a position of economic strength. Only companies with strong balance sheets and a competitive edge will ... (07-Aug)
Speeches, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
The emissions trading scheme proposed to be voted on next week is the biggest deliberate structural change ever to be considered in our economy.
While there has been endless publicity about global warming and a welter of government and business reports, any real debate about how best to design a sc... (03-Aug)
Speeches, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
I rise tonight to speak on behalf of Mr Roger Allan in regard to a legislative oversight in section 16(3) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007. In 1922, Roger’s father, Mr Peter Allan, was born in Melbourne marking the fourth generation of his Australian born family. During World War II Peter serv... (22-Jun)
Speeches, Emissions Trading Scheme
Significantly reducing the global level of CO2 in the atmosphere is an issue of great consequence.
What we do, the consequences, who is with us, how well thought through any scheme may be and what we need to do to get it right is all important.
Sadly, the development of an emis... (03-Jun)
Speeches, Environment, Emissions Trading Scheme
Victorian Liberal Party State Council, Melbourne.
Significantly reducing the global level of CO2 in the atmosphere is an issue of great consequence.
And it is unchartered waters.
What we do, the consequences, who is with us, how well thought through any scheme may be and what we need to do... (24-May)
Speeches, The Economy, Funding
I rise to speak on the Nation-building Funds Amendment Bill 2009. This bill is designed to strip $2½ billion out of the Education Investment Fund, a fund established with much fanfare last year. It is a bill designed to strip $2½ billion out of this education fund and direct those moneys to the fund... (13-May)