Speeches

We have a scoreboard that proves that we're delivering on (jobs). National unemployment is 5.5 per cent. On the Sunshine..

"We all know there is no greater responsibility for government than the protection of its people—the safety and security of..

"If Labor were to win government, all Australians would have to pay more. Why under a potential Labor government should..

"We need to ensure that we protect our culture, we protect our way of life and we call it out..

"Today I pay tribute to all mothers. In all our deliberations of public policy in this House, across every portfolio,..

"What gives me great hope for our future is witnessing young Australians who are leaders among their peers recognise that,..

"This bill is a multi-staged tax reform package that benefits all Australians; a reform that is essential to our prosperity..

"We are going after a proposal for fast rail that would connect Brisbane through Moreton Bay, up through the Sunshine..

"(The Greens' accusations) are a vile insult, not only to a courageous and respected leader but to all men and..

"We produce amazing goods and services, and this government has been supporting our businesses to ensure we are competitive within..

"This bill before the House today aims to stop the Labor Party from ever being able to run a (Mediscare)..

"We have the opportunity to actually have capital cities or regions establish a very set vision for what their future..

...I rise to support the amendment put by the member for Deakin. To me, it addresses a deficiency in the..

...Any senior official who undermines the interests of the nation that they represent is not worthy of office, and the..

...Changing the definition of marriage is more than a legal issue; it's a social issue—a social issue that holds great..

...The operating mechanism of the cashless debit card is simple enough: having 80 per cent of welfare payments to recipients..

...As much as each and every one of us loves our children, so too did Bruce and Denise Morcombe love..

...I rise in the chamber today in enthusiastic support of the member for Tangney's motion acknowledging the commitment of the..

...the coalition government has created the environment for 825,500 extra jobs. Under the Labor Party's six years in office, do..

...There are three key reforms in this bill. The first two seek to strengthen the integrity of the tax system,..

...There are few more contentious issues to be had around the topic of international trade than the issue of dumping and..

...This bill will help restore such principles by bringing back the faith and trust that all Australians should have in their..

...This motion, unfortunately, seems to be more mindless nonsense from the Labor Party. They simply cannot face the reality when it..

...There is no environmental ground to be opposing the Adani mine, as those opposite like to claim. At the end..

...Today I join with my colleagues to congratulate the government on its highly focused and targeted approach to mental health funding..

...there's a new entrant that has come in the online gambling space of the lottery: Lottoland. And it concerns me...

...The Labor Party seem to not understand that when money goes up, when you get more of something, that's actually not..

...Bloomhill Cancer Care has been operating in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast now for 20 years. For 20 years they..

...How about the Queensland state Labor government? It is another Labor government that has a 50 per cent renewable target...

...The Australian welfare system has for decades, ramping up over time, achieved an enormous redistribution of wealth to provide a..