Speeches
Main Committee APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2010-2011 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2010-2011 Second Reading
Ms SAFFIN» (11:00 AM) —I was going to start off my contribution by going through some of the good programs that are contained within Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2010-2011 and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2010-2011, but, having sat here and … Continue reading
TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011 Second Reading
Ms SAFFIN» (6:14 PM) —I rise in support of the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, which will introduce what we call the flood levy. … Continue reading
COMMITTEES Public Works Committee Report
Ms SAFFIN» (5:23 PM) —On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works I present the first report for 2011 of the committee relating to the referrals made in October and November 2010. Ordered that the report be made … Continue reading
Main Committee CONDOLENCES Australian Natural Disasters
Ms SAFFIN» (5:04 PM) —I rise to speak to this motion of condolence. I would like to begin by saying how sorry we were in my area, in the seat of Page, about the tragic loss of life that happened … Continue reading
Main Committee PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS Violence in Western Sahara
Ms SAFFIN» (12:40 PM) —I rise to talk about an issue to do with Western Sahara. What preceded this motion was violence that took place towards the end of last year. In speaking to this motion, what I want to … Continue reading
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – PROOF – STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – Page Electorate: Anzac Day Schools Awards
Ms SAFFIN (Page) (1.47 pm)—I would like to congratulate Blue Hills College, a school in my electorate of Page, which was chosen recently as the New South Wales state winner in the primary school category of the Anzac Day Schools … Continue reading
Main Committee ADJOURNMENT Mental Health
Ms SAFFIN» (1:02 PM) —I rise to talk about two events that have taken place in my electorate of Page over the last week. Both of them are quite dear to my heart in different ways. Firstly, at my invitation … Continue reading
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – PROOF – Main Committee – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Ms SAFFIN (Page) (8.15 pm)—The reason I put this motion before the House in those terms is to seize the moment on the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi after many years of house arrest—the last period of which … Continue reading
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – PROOF – Main Committee – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Home Insulation Program
Ms SAFFIN (Page) (7.41 pm)—I rise to speak against the motion moved by the member for Flinders, and I shall carefully set out the reasons why. The government is extremely disappointed that the opposition has decided to move this motion … Continue reading
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – PROOF – Main Committee – GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH – Address-in-Reply
Ms SAFFIN (Page) (4.23 pm)—In my contribution to the address-in-reply to the Governor-General’s speech, I am going to focus on my seat of Page and outline a number of what I call ‘Page priorities’—a list that I have put together … Continue reading