Speeches

I welcome him (The Shadow Treasurer) to come to my patch on the Sunshine Coast and tell people that he..

As a Queenslander, let me be very clear: I will not tolerate hearing—it does not matter whether from the Greens,..

There is no doubt that we Australians owe a great debt to our older citizens, our seniors. If it were..

I can assure you, Mr Deputy Speaker, as the member for Fairfax on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, that this will have..

Helping small business, can I say, is part of our (the Liberal Party's) DNA...

This bill includes a range of measures that will enable the Fair Work Ombudsman to crack down more rigorously on..

The Labor Party has nothing. They promised the NDIS, but they did not fund it. They championed Gonski, but only..

This sets the scene for better days ahead for the Australian economy and, therefore, for the everyday Australian citizen...

Attracting capital creates jobs, and that is what this government does...

The amendment he (the Leader of the Opposition) is suggesting, is to place severe restrictions on those who work under modern..

Where the coalition has committed $6.7 billion to the Bruce Highway, Labor committed $4.1 billion...

This is a brilliant budget for Australia and for Queensland, and an absolute cracker for the Sunshine Coast...

Freedom is something that each of us enjoy individually but its protection is something that has to be shared...

Australia sees a strong and active US presence in the Indo-Pacific and a robust alliance relationship as key to underwriting..

It is the coalition that stands up for small business...

On behalf of the Australian Parliament, happy 100th to Coolum State School..

This bill aims to put an end to potentially corrupt secret payments that are too often exchanged between employers and..

The coalition government is going into bat for the very people the Labor Party and the unions pretend they want..

We need to ensure that we have energy security in this country. That means that we need secure, reliable and..

The appointment of the National Rural Health Commissioner is an essential element to ensure the future way of life in..

In order for us to deal with multinationals that decide they wish to avoid their tax obligation, we need to..

In this country—a proud liberal democracy—we have no more important a foundation principle than freedom. Our forebears fought for it,..

What you see from the coalition side is action in trying to fix Labor's mess at the state level, action..

The experts agree: Queensland's Sunshine Coast is on a roll. With proper management and strong representation, it has one of..

The bill seeks to deal with one of the fundamental challenges in free market economies everywhere, which is to ensure..

"Violence in the home—no matter who the perpetrator is or who the victim is—is never acceptable. Domestic violence is against..

"The minister, when he introduced this bill, headlined the childcare measures because the potential positive impact of these measures is..

"The economy is not an end unto itself. It is in fact the means by which you can enable local..

"On this side of the House, the vast majority of people have started businesses and we have run businesses—it is..

"I am delighted to talk on this topic today because there are three big winners with the coalition's childcare package..