Speeches

Burma: Rakhine State

March 20, 2017

It is a difficult process, but we will do our best as members of the delegation, and I know we will continue to keep an effort going for the people of Myanmar and for the Rohingya.

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Housing Affordability

March 02, 2017

There is nothing more reasonable than wanting to own a house in your own town. Labor has positive plans to address negative gearing and housing affordability for all Australians.

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Australian Council of the Arts

February 28, 2017

I said in my first speech to the parliament that a thriving arts sector is at the heart and soul of any society, and it is true that the arts matter.

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ALP vs. LNP

February 16, 2017

Here is a good question for the government: what have Coalition Governments ever really done for Australia?

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Community Legal Centres

February 16, 2017

The current Federal Government has cut $24 million from community legal centres, $15 million from legal aid commissions, and $13 million from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services.

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Wills Electorate: Australia Day Awards

February 14, 2017

It is people like these who make Australia such a wonderful country. I thank them and congratulate them for their wonderful service to Australia and their communities.

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