Ms Ley(Farrer) (5:03 PM) —I am pleased to speak on the Farm Household Support Amendment (Ancillary Benefits) Bill 2010, and I appreciate the presence of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at the table. I give him permission to leave—he must have a lot to do back in his office! He c... (25-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (6:43 PM) —I would like to recognise the willingness of the people of Hay», in my electorate of Farrer, to donate blood. This is emphasised in federal parliament today as I table a petition with 1,095 signatures calling for an Australian Red Cross mobile blood service in «Hay». At th... (21-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (1:25 PM) —I rise today to register my very strong protest against the Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010, which have been introduced by the government. This is nothing more than a sneaky cash grab. There is no... (18-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (8:40 PM 15.6.2010) —Tomorrow, a busload of cancer patients, cancer carers and allied cancer workers from southern New South Wales and north-east Victoria will travel to Canberra to present a petition of about 17,000 signatures—17,000 signatures from people who were extremely disappo... (17-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (4.40 pm)—I wish to address the parliament this evening on the matter of cancer services in Albury Wodonga. For many years I have been very supportive of the strong community desire to see the establishment of a cancer centre based in Albury-Wodonga. I recall being approached by the ... (27-May)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (1.34 pm)—I am really pleased to speak on the bill which introduces the government’s paid parental leave scheme and, in so doing, I draw a clear distinction between the government scheme and the one that the coalition is proposing by way of amendments to this Paid Parental Leave Bill... (27-May)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (1.34 pm)—I am really pleased to speak on the bill which introduces the government’s paid parental leave scheme and, in so doing, I draw a clear distinction between the government scheme and the one that the coalition is proposing by way of amendments to this Paid Parental Leave Bill... (27-May)
Ms LEY» (Farrer) (4:48 PM) —The government has just handed down its third budget. I remind the House that since coming to power, and under cover of the global financial crisis, the government has taken us from $22 billion in surplus to a deficit this year, 2009-10, of $57.1 billion. In the process, ... (24-May)
There are many wise words about how a childhood shapes a man or a woman, irrevocably and for life. One of my favourites comes from Nigerian author Ben Okri who said
We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood, and we find that life alters our plans. And yet, at the end, ... (24-Feb)
Rudd Government’s failed border protection policies
I am pleased to speak on today’s MPI, which is about the impact of the government’s failed border protection policies. We have witnessed the epic failure of those policies, having seen four boats arrive in just under four days. It is evidence th... (17-Nov)