Please click below to read some of my speeches in the Queensland Parliament.
'No public servant needs to fear me.' These immortal words will continue to haunt the LNP and the Public Service for years as they live vividly in the memories of many front-line workers who were sacked under the Newman government. And this week we learned that this was one of many crucial mistakes made.
Read MoreI would like to extend my adjournment speech from the other night when I spoke about the visit that the Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland, the member for Thuringowa, Minister Miles and I made to the Australian Institute of Marine Science or AIMS. I want to explain to the House the work that is done and the investment that has happened at AIMS.
Read MoreI thank you for the time that you took to amend the amendment. It sounded like Who's on first, What's on second and I Don't Know's on third.
Read MoreI lay upon the table of the House report No. 1 of the 55th Parliament of the Education, Tourism and Small Business Committee. This report covers portfolio subordinate legislation tabled between 27 August 2014 and 14 October 2014 considered by the committee. The disallowance date for the subordinate legislation is today, 7 May 2015. The committee did not identify any issues regarding consistency with fundamental legislative...
Read MoreI rise tonight to speak about former Kirwan State High School Principal Mr John Livingston, who passed away today. I also acknowledge the kind words today of the member for Surfers Paradise, the former minister for education, with regard to John. I am very aware that the former minister and John shared the utmost respect for each other. I also acknowledge the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, who visited John...
Read MoreI would like to take this opportunity to inform the House of a recent event in the Townsville electorate that I attended along with the member for Thuringowa and the member for Burdekin. On 28 April I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the Central Queensland University's Townsville campus, which is located in the Townsville CBD. ๔๔While the campus is somewhat of a symbol of infrastructure and development in the city, the campus...
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