VETERANS AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL
The debt Australia owes our military past, present and future is immeasurable. It is a debt we owe for our basic freedoms and our way of life. As capable and increasingly well-equipped as our Defence…
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STATEMENT – Arts and Culture on the Sunshine Coast.
The arts and cultural sectors are alive and well here on the Sunshine Coast. I took the opportunity to remind my colleagues in Canberra last week. . . #QCCC #SunshineCoastTheatreCo
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STATEMENT – Australian Culture
"There is an enemy of freedom, and that enemy is political correctness. I am becoming increasingly concerned by the overreach of political correctness in our country. It's an overreach which is an enemy of the…
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STATEMENT – Longman Electorate
"There's a vacant seat in this chamber on which two words are written. Do you know what those two words are? Those two words are 'Trevor Ruthenberg'— A government member: Big Trev."
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MOTION Infrastructure
When it comes to ensuring that our cities have the vital infrastructure they need, it isn't just about 'show us the money'. Even though, yes, we have spent more and invested more than Labor. That…
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MOTION Indonesia
"Indonesia is a country of first-order importance to Australia, and that was confirmed in our foreign affairs white paper. It has a vibrant economy and a vibrant democracy of now over 250 million people. It's…
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STATEMENT BY MEMBERS Budget
"The importance of Queensland as a state was affirmed in this year's federal budget, where we saw so much money dedicated to infrastructure—well over $5 billion—on new projects. One of those projects, the upgrade of…
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Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill
"Let's look at this budget, firstly from where we have come—and we've come a long way. We've come, of course, from the back of that disastrous Rudd-Gillard-Rudd era. It almost sends a shiver down the…
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Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax) Bill
"In my region of the Sunshine Coast alone, over 126,000 low- and middle-income earners are set to receive income tax relief next financial year thanks to this bill."
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MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Vocational Education and Training
"Let's again shine a light on the Leader of the Opposition's absolute incompetence.' That's why he should never be Prime Minister."
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Interactive Gambling Amendment (Lottery Betting) Bill 2018
"Legal gambling appropriately takes place in Australia, and should only take place, under a social contract. This bill represents a bid to ensure that the terms of that social contract are indeed met by all…
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Queensland: Infrastructure
"The federal budget has now been delivered and Queensland are winners big time. Twenty billion dollars is going to Queensland for infrastructure, including $5.2 billion for new projects."
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Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
"Our intelligence agencies are currently managing around 400 high-priority counterterrorism investigations, and so it is essential that we continually invest in and support our national security agencies."
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Budget 2018 – Real benefits for the Sunshine Coast
The 2018 Federal Budget brings real benefits for the Sunshine Coast, with $2 billion of new infrastructure funding announced. Details here.
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Beerburrum to Nambour RAIL duplication and upgrades
The Deputy Prime Minister has announced that the Federal Government will fund duplication and capacity upgrades to the North Coast Rail Line between Beerburrum and Nambour. This is a huge win for our 'Get on…
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Fast rail and track duplication for the Sunshine Coast
Our plan to duplicate the North Coast Rail Line and introduce fast rail from Brisbane to Nambour and Maroochydore is a game changer for the Sunshine Coast. Your backing is vital to this project and…
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MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE – TAXATION
"Under a vision of a future with a Labor government, it is the everyday Australian being poorer. In a future under the coalition, it is everyday Australians being richer."
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STATEMENT – TAXATION
"If Labor were to win government, all Australians would have to pay more. Why under a potential Labor government should people in my electorate— indeed, why should all Australians—have to be forced to pay more?"
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PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – DEFENCE INDUSTRY
"We all know there is no greater responsibility for government than the protection of its people—the safety and security of Australians. As this motion notes, we need to ensure that not only are we protecting…
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ADJOURNMENT – ECONOMY
We have a scoreboard that proves that we're delivering on (jobs). National unemployment is 5.5 per cent. On the Sunshine Coast, where I live, it's 4.8 per cent. It's 4.9 per cent in the seat…
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STATEMENT – Political Correctness
"We need to ensure that we protect our culture, we protect our way of life and we call it out when people try to challenge it."
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ADJOURNMENT – Motherhood
"Today I pay tribute to all mothers. In all our deliberations of public policy in this House, across every portfolio, we must have mothers at the forefront of our minds."
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MEMBER STATEMENT – SENATOR JIM MOLAN
"(The Greens' accusations) are a vile insult, not only to a courageous and respected leader but to all men and women who have served with him, those we send in our name to endure the…
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MEMBER STATEMENT – FAST RAIL
"We are going after a proposal for fast rail that would connect Brisbane through Moreton Bay, up through the Sunshine Coast. This is a bold and transformative project."
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Treasury Laws Amendment Bill
"This bill is a multi-staged tax reform package that benefits all Australians; a reform that is essential to our prosperity and competitiveness as a nation and as a people."
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CONSTITUENCY STATEMENT – Youth in Philanthropy
"What gives me great hope for our future is witnessing young Australians who are leaders among their peers recognise that, as leaders, the weight of their responsibility is heavier than the weight of their rights."
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PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
"We produce amazing goods and services, and this government has been supporting our businesses to ensure we are competitive within the global economy."
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Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2017
"This bill before the House today aims to stop the Labor Party from ever being able to run a (Mediscare) campaign again. It extends the illegality of impersonating a Commonwealth officer to also include impersonating a…
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Member Statement – City Deals
"We have the opportunity to actually have capital cities or regions establish a very set vision for what their future is and then pull on every lever possible to deliver on that vision."
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Marriage Amendment Bill – speech 2
...I rise to support the amendment put by the member for Deakin. To me, it addresses a deficiency in the bill where there's an embedded assumption that religious beliefs are more important than conscientious beliefs.…
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