The National Disability Insurance Scheme was designed on the dream of greater flexibility, better quality of life and greater opportunity to have an input into your own expenditure, where packages were delivered for people for their betterment and we stopped treating...
Thirty years ago this year, I was elected to this House. Joel Fitzgibbon’s father, Eric, was there at the time. You can go, Joel. One thing I’ve learned over that time, from 1990 till now—not that I was a continuing member; in fact, I was a...
One of Bunyip’s gems is Tony Arrigo who has been awarded the “Order of Australia” this year for exceptional service to the Bunyip Community. Tony arrived in Australia from Italy in 1962 and has always remembered how friendly and welcoming the locals were. Since...
I am keen to acknowledge this parliament’s appreciation for the way that our public service, who are often maligned, but in this case have been praised. They’ve been praised for good reason. Their job became harder within 24 hours. Their delivery services...
Ten years ago next week is the anniversary of the toppling of the democratically elected Kevin Rudd by Julia Gillard. Australia woke up to a new government. So long ago—ten years. So many prime ministers and administrators, and floods, drought, fire, pestilence...
This nation has faced unprecedented trauma. It’s touched every family, every person, everybody, every business across this great amazing place. We have three levels of government. We have another level as well below that, and that’s the community:...
