Parliamentary speeches

Animal Testing of Cosmetics

September 14, 2015

"When I was first elected as member for Scullin, something that really surprised me was the depth of feeling right across the Scullin electorate on issues of animal welfare. It continues to amaze me..."

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Multiculturalism

September 14, 2015

"On 28 August I was a very proud Melburnian. I was proud of the spontaneous response of the city I live in to Operation Fortitude, the suggestion that..."

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Bill Amendments

September 10, 2015

"I join other Labor members in rising in opposition to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015. This is a small amendment but one which carries far-reaching..."

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Wattle Festival in Hurstbridge

September 09, 2015

"I spent Sunday, 30 August in Hurstbridge, a particularly beautiful part of the Scullin electorate. The occasion was the annual Hurstbridge Wattle Festival. The festival marks the start of spring..."

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Support for children of same sex parents

August 20, 2015

"Tolstoy famously wrote that all happy families are alike, and I like to think, in saying this, he did not mean that all happy families were in any particular form; rather, that they were loving families..."

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Italians in the Scullin Electorate

June 22, 2015

"On Saturday it was my privilege to represent the Leader of the Opposition at the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry dinner in Melbourne. This was a wonderful event and a great opportunity to celebrate the work..."

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