Speeches

In honour of Ruth Fairfax, two years ago I began a perpetual shield with schools in my electorate that recognised..

Today I spoke in Parliament about the importance of Infrastructure in Queensland.  Last week, there was an announcement of $1.9 billion..

Every season, I enjoy going on a road trip around my electorate of Fairfax. Only a few weeks ago my..

Today in my role as Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy I presented to the House a report..

Today, on the first sitting day of 2020, we put formal Parliamentary business aside, and my colleagues and I paid..

The Standing Committee on Environment and Energy, of which I am Chair, is currently conducting an inquiry onto the efficacy..

A very Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year to everyone. I would especially like to thank our emergency..

I know we're all very excited; we're all pumped about Christmas coming up. But there is a five-year-old little girl..

Ted O'Brien MP speaks with Chris Kenny from Sky News about the status of the House Standing Committee on Environment..

I was delighted only a few weeks ago to attend the launch of RideScore Active Schools on the Sunshine Coast...

Did you know that every single day there are about 30 people across this country who survive due to surf..

Regardless of whatever policy changes come from a royal commission, what is needed—not just from people in politics but across..

Over five years ago, on the Sunshine Coast—Australia's most entrepreneurial region—we started a not-for-profit group called Generation Innovation that wraps..

It is vitally important that we take the inspiration from the Morcombes as far more than just turning a tragedy..

I'm delighted to speak on all topics, but it's infrastructure which I'm excited about. This government has the economy right and..

Everybody knows the Australian economy is going strong. We know that we're back in surplus. We know that we've maintained..

It was published today in The Australian newspaper that the Melbourne Institute's most recent household survey had the people of Brisbane experiencing..

One of the things you learn when you grow up as the youngest of nine kids is that the world..

It's a wonderful time in the parliamentary cycle, because we are hearing so many wonderful maiden speeches—from across the aisle..

I confess to being concerned at times about an erosion of what we sometimes refer to as civil society. We..

The Sunshine Coast is one of those unique places in Australia where the values of the past and the opportunities..

STUFFit. That's the name of a fantastic film festival run out of my electorate in Fairfax: the STUFFit Student Film..

Drugs in this country are a problem, as they are in so many other countries. They are a problem, particularly..

I'm here to ask our Minister an important question about the Land 400 program. This, of course, is part of a..

I stand in this chamber today to thank God and to thank the Queensland Police Service, the Queensland Fire and..

There are many people who come to Australia and love and respect our country. And there are many who don't...

As we continue to explore the possibility of the Olympics for SEQ, let us do so with bold ambition, with..

The public hearings for the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy’s inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia..

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I asked the Minister for Industrial Relations what impact militant unionism is having on the occupational health and safety of..