Oct 12, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
WORLD SIGHT DAYOctober 12, 2012Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (12:29): I rise to speak in relation to World Sight Day. At a time when we seem to have a national or international day for every cause known to man—and I do not want to be disparaging of those other causes—World...
Oct 10, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
DENTAL BENEFITS AMENDMENT BILL 2012October 10, 2012Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:21): I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Speaker’s panel on their election over the past 24 hours. In particular, I congratulate the member for Chisholm on...
Sep 21, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE – THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE CARBON TAX AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION ON THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY AND HOUSEHOLDSSeptember 20. 2012Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (15:59): The minister clearly should have stuck to the script. He liked to claim that the...
Sep 19, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS COMMISSION BILL 2012, AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS COMMISSION (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL) BILL 2012September 18, 2012Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (21:09): I join the debate, like all of my colleagues on this side of...
Sep 19, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDSSeptember 17, 2012Mr NEUMANN (Blair) (20:14): I move: (1) commends the Australian Government’s:(a) commitment to meeting Australia’s future workforce needs;(b) strong investment record in...
Sep 19, 2012 | In Parliament - 2012
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – SURF LIFESAVINGSeptember 17, 2012Debate resumed on the motion: That this House: (1) notes that with more than 150,000 members and 310 affiliated surf lifesaving clubs, surf lifesaving is the largest volunteer movement of its...
