Speeches

SPEECH - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill - Tuesday 22 November 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (12:10): I rise to speak on the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and cognate bills before the House. I cannot describe these bills any better than the Senate committee report from the Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of Ne... »

SPEECH - Fair Work Act - Monday 31 October 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (11:22): A part of this motion I do agree with and that is that the Fair Work Act is operating as the Labor Party intended it to operate. On the weekend we saw no greater proof of its operation than the thousands and thousands of Aus... »

SPEECH - Banking Amendment Bill - Wednesday 12 October 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (13:07): The Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011 seeks to enable authorised deposit-taking institutions, ADIs, which includes banks, credit unions and building societies, to issue covered bonds for the first time in Australia... »

SPEECH - Migration Amendment Bill - Thursday 22 September 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (12:51): I rise also to speak on this bill and the amendment that we have proposed. I will take a moment to reflect on the member for Throsby's contribution because I know that this is an issue which is very important to him. He has ... »

SPEECH - Clean Energy Bill - Tuesday 20 September 2011

To watch this Parliamentary video, please click here.   Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (10:02): I rise to speak on the carbon bills that are before the House, the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and related bills, which we are debating as part of this move by the go... »

SPEECH - Australian Industry Participation Plan - Monday 19 September 2011

 To watch the video this of this Parliamentary speech, please click here. Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (21:20): I am not sure whether the member for Chisholm was speaking for the motion or against it given the positive outlook she had for manufacturing in... »

SPEECH - Parliamentary Budget Office, Consideration in detail - Monday 19 September 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (15:49): I rise to endorse particularly the member for Goldstein's contribution. The parliamentary secretary is a trier—I will give him that—but quite clearly he has not addressed any of the issues which are raised in the debate we h... »

SPEECH - Foreign Minister's travel expenses - Wednesday 14 September 2011

Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (19:20): I follow on from the contribution from the member for Holt. I think it was a worthy contribution and I congratulate him for it. One of the consistent things that I hear from my constituents is that they want us to treat the ... »

SPEECH - United States of America: Terrorist Attacks - Wednesday 14 September 2011

To watch this Parliamentary video, please click here.   BRIGGS (Mayo) (17:21): I followed the member for Oxley's contribution and agree largely with what he had to say. Sitting here and listening to the last few speakers, there has been a con... »

SPEECH - Doctor on Campus Initiative at Victor Harbor High School - Wednesday 14 September 2011

To watch this Parliamentary video, please click here.   Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (09:36): I wanted to talk this morning briefly about an initiative, run very much for the needs of the community, by the Victor Harbor High School and the Victor Ha... »

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