26 October, 2009
I rise to speak on the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Bill 2009, which is of critical importance to many families right across north-east Victoria in my electorate of Indi. We had the previous speaker, the member for Lindsay, refer to ‘any reaso...
15 September, 2009
I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the minister’s statement on ABC Learning Centres. It would appear that the Labor Party have been taking lessons on how to rewrite history and paint themselves as the ultimate reformer and saviour. First, we had the PM’s grossly inaccurate an...
08 September, 2009
rise to speak on the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 and related bills, which have caused hundreds and thousands of women to come to Canberra this week with their families in tow to protest and to have their voices heard. Admittedly, these women form...
07 September, 2009
I rise this evening to talk about matters that are very important to so many Australian families and quite important to me in my shadow ministerial portfolios and to many families in my electorate, and they are child care and the significant challenges and costs that have grown in the area o...
13 August, 2009
At a time when the government is talking about the issues of climate change and Penny Wong is touring the countryside buying up properties and water rights on the premise that it will save our depleted waterways, it is very surprising that the government would dramatically change funding for...
17 June, 2009
would like to ask some questions of the minister about the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children. Given that the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children has delivered its Time for action report, can you provide an indication of how much the ...
16 June, 2009
I rise with a heavy heart this evening to talk about an issue that deeply cuts into community, destroys families and destroys lives. I am speaking this evening about child sexual abuse. It is not a palatable issue. It is not something that people like to speak about, because it is one of tho...
03 June, 2009
One thing we need to be mindful of when we vote on budget bills and pass legislation in this House is the impact it will have when each of us are long gone from this place, when other members will be making decisions, future generations of Australians who will be living through the impact of...
03 June, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (12.10 pm)—It gives me no particular pleasure to follow the member for Corio in this debate on the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 and the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Bill 2009. The member for Corio...
02 June, 2009
Mrs MIRABELLA (Indi) (8.50 pm)—I rise this evening to speak on a matter that is of particular concern and has caused extreme stress amongst certain communities in my electorate of Indi north-east Victoria—in fact, right across to rural and regional Australia. Young country kids with a dream to go on...