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...