Parliamentary Speeches
 

Carbon Pricing

My remarks in Parliament following yesterday’s Carbon Tax Legislation, yet another example of how the Government has betrayed Australian families.

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Carbon Tax Legislation

I rise to speak on the carbon tax legislation, euphemistically named the ‘Clean Energy’ bills by this government. Apart from the Prime Minister’s broken promise—’there will be no carbon tax under a government I lead’—there is a gross deception at the heart of this legislation.

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On the Second Anniversary of Pension Reforms

The coalition has a proven history of supporting Australian pensioners, valued as important contributors to, and members of, our society.

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Remembering 9/11

I join with my colleagues in speaking to this motion commemorating the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

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Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 – Second Reading

I rise to speak on the Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011.

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