Speeches

Mr PITT  (Hinkler) (09:45): Last month a new memorial wall dedicated to Australian service nurses was officially unveiled in Bundaberg by Governor of Queensland Paul

Mr PITT  (Hinkler) (09:57): Thank you for the unexpected opportunity, Mr Deputy Speaker! Unfortunately, I sat through the member for Lilley’s contribution and I thought

Mr PITT  (Hinkler) (15:05): My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on the Relocation Assistance to Take

Mr PITT  (Hinkler) (13:13): I am pleased to be able to speak on this PMB because it is an issue I have followed quite closely.

Mr PITT  (Hinkler) (16:23): I rise to congratulate the Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers association on running another successful night in recent weeks. Peter Hockings

The SPEAKER: I call the honourable member for Pitt—sorry, for Hinkler. I beg your pardon for calling you by your surname instead of your seat.

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (11:16): I rise to speak on the national security statement made by the Prime Minister in this place and to inform the

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (13:37): At their recent Federal Council meeting The Nationals voted unanimously in favour of a motion I moved, seeking a multijurisdictional taskforce

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (13:31): It is with great sadness that I advise the House of the passing of the former Sergeant Thomas Henry Lea, better known

Good morning, I’m delighted to be here, at the annual conference for the National Association of Disabled War Veterans. And I’m so pleased you chose

Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (16:46): I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the 20th anniversary of the Australian Government’s recognition of Australian-born South Sea Islanders as

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (11:23): I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Vietnam Veterans Day is held on 18 August each year to commemorate

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (10:57): It is always good to follow the member for Charlton. It demonstrates just what is wrong with the Australia Labor Party,

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (13:44): It is with great sadness that I rise to advise the House of the passing of Gary Radel on the weekend,

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (09:45): During the parliamentary break I had the absolute pleasure of meeting with some of Hinkler’s veterans at numerous events and announcements

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (21:05): Last month I announced that Bundaberg, at the northern end of my electorate, would be one of only 10 sites across

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (14:13): My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the economic impact of repealing the world’s biggest carbon tax? Mr

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (14:54): There are currently 1,725 apprentices in my electorate of Hinkler. As a former TAFE student, apprentice and tradesperson, and on this National

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (10:16): The coalition is committed to driving business competitiveness by supporting business improvement and promoting economic growth through commercialisation of new ideas.

Mr PITT (Hinkler) (10:29): My second question is also on the Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Program. I want to ensure that the minister is aware of some

Last week the Assistant Minister for Education, Susan Ley, visited my electorate. The visit was very well received. We attended the Acorn Child Care Centre,

I would like to bring to the chamber’s attention the great work of the Hervey Bay Independent newspaper and its fundraising arm, the Indy Foundation.

On Saturday night I was very fortunate to attend Pearl of the Orient, an occasion which celebrated 30 years of the Bundaberg and District Australian-Filipino

This is a matter of importance to people in my electorate, because regional students have been disadvantaged for a long time. Before I get to

Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about a situation that’s all too common in the horticulture sector. The supermarket giant demands to pay a lower

I recently attended a Queensland Cancer Council fundraising event at RSL Fairways, on the north side of Bundaberg, with my wife, Alison. This event was

There is a seedy underbelly in the contract labour hire industry in this country. It is unfairly damaging the reputation of our agriculture industry and

Mr PITT(Hinkler) (14:50): My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the government’s plans

Last week, the Minister for Small Business took the opportunity to visit my electorate. It was a very successful visit, and I would like to

Last week I travelled from one end of my electorate to the other, from Bundaberg to Hervey Bay, stopping in Childers, Woodgate, Burrum Heads and