Tuesday 17th September 2019 “I rise to speak in favour of the disallowance motion standing in the name of the member for Chatsworth, and I am proud to do so. I am standing up for the families and the small businesses of my electorate of Southern Downs against this outrageous
Wednesday, 4 September 2019 I rise to make a contribution to the debate of the Transport Legislation (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019. I have listened with interest to the contribution of many members. I have learned a bit in the process. I commend the member for Macalister
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 I rise to speak to the Personalised Transport Ombudsman Bill 2019. Along with my LNP colleagues, I will be opposing the bill. I thank the committee for its deliberations. I note that a fair bit of work was involved on what is a relatively straightforward bill,
Wednesday, 21 August 2019 I, too, rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. I have listened with interest to the contributions of the members before me. I heard the minister and my honourable friend the member for Toohey ask
Tuesday, 20 August 2019 I rise to speak to the estimates report of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee. I note that a number of my colleagues have started their contribution by saying that it is a budget of higher taxes, more debt, fewer jobs and less infrastructure, and
Thursday, 13 June 2019 I rise to make a contribution on the cognate debate of the 2019 budget bills. As the representative for the people of the Southern Downs, I would say that the greatest expression of a government’s ability to deliver is their ability to manage the budget. No
Tuesday, 11 June 2019 I, too, rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Disability Services and Other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Bill 2019. I would like to thank the committee members who conducted an inquiry into this quite detailed bill: the members for Nudgee, Currumbin, Maryborough, Pumicestone, Cairns
Wednesday, 16 May 2019 I rise to speak in the House about an important issue in my electorate of Southern Downs—and that is the drought. We have experienced an extreme drought for some time now. There has been very little meaningful rain throughout Southern Downs over the last few years
Wednesday, 16 May 2019 I, too, rise to speak on this bill, and it is a very important bill. It is the most important duty of the state to look after the citizens of the state, and there are no more vulnerable citizens than our children. Most of us in
Wednesday, 16 May 2019 I rise to speak on the Auditor-General’s 2017-18 water report. As I listened to the contributions of members on my side and members on the other side, I noted the stark difference in understanding about the value of irrigated agriculture. I doubt whether anybody seated to
