Parliamentary speeches

Budget impact on schools

June 14, 2017

Under this budget it has become clear that the government has replaced uncertainty in respect of schools funding with inequity.

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Budget 2017

May 30, 2017

The problems this budget is attempting to solve are those of this government, not those facing Australians and, in particular, not those which are of most concern to constituents in the Scullin electorate.

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Member's statement: Herbert Mason

May 29, 2017

Just after dawn on Anzac Day, I was with many thousands of my constituents at Epping RSL, reflecting on a typically beautiful Anzac Day service, when Herb Mason, the president of the Epping RSL...

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Public Education Day

May 25, 2017

Today is Public Education Day. On this side of the House, it is a day we celebrate. It is a day on which we also recommit ourselves to the fight for fairness when it comes to public education in Australia.

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Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Second reading speech

May 23, 2017

The Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 before the House is a betrayal. It is betrayal of the Gonski report. It is a betrayal of students. It is a betrayal of parents. It is a betrayal of teachers and school communities.

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Labour hire industry - motion

May 22, 2017

...That is insecure work and its consequences, with particular reference to the labour hire industry, a growing sector in terms of employment in Australia and unfortunately also a dramatically growing sector...

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