Dec 2, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
November 30, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (19:24): I appreciate the opportunity to speak on behalf of Gippslanders in relation to the terror attacks in Paris and to follow my good friend the member for McMillan in this place. Much has...
Dec 2, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
December 1, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (15:26): What a sad and embarrassing spectacle we have just witnessed. It is with overwhelming sadness that I see before me the hollowed-out wreck of what was a grand old party of Australian...
Nov 25, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
November 24, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (19:52): It is my great pleasure to join the debate on the Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Cargo) Bill 2015. I congratulate the member for Lyons on his contribution. I listened with great...
Nov 11, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
November 10, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (15:40): It is a great pleasure to join this matter of importance discussion in this Labor’s proclaimed year of big ideas. It is November now and it seems that after 11 months they have had...
Nov 10, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
November 9, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (12:19): It is with great pleasure I join this debate on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (More Generous Means Testing for Youth Payments) Bill 2015, but also it is a great pleasure to...
Oct 14, 2015 | In Parliament - 2015
October 12, 2015 Mr CHESTER (Gippsland—Assistant Minister for Defence) (12:05): I appreciate the opportunity to speak in relation to the Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2015) Bill 2015, the Amending Acts 1980 to 1999 Repeal Bill 2015 and the Statute Law Revision Bill (No....