Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:51): Given the special significance of this piece of legislation and the feelings of anger it excites in me, I have done something I have not done before. I have engaged the services of a speechwriter I’m happy to admit. Members opposite and on my side, having heard my previous contributions, might think…
A quick round-the-grounds from the Groom electorate. I know you and all assembled members will agree the best part of Australia is in our great Darling Downs. We had the Jacaranda Festival back again out at Goombungee. It has been two years, and it was a great day out with thousands of people lining the…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:54): We learned in today’s AFR that this evening our Prime Minister, in a speech, will be telling a group of business leaders that, with regard to the fight against inflation, the worst is now behind us. You can almost picture him on the aircraft carrier: ‘Mission accomplished! The worst is behind…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:24): by leave—I’d like to start by thanking the chair for his stewardship of this very difficult report. This was a Standing Committee on Economics inquiry that went right into emotional statements from people, something we don’t often do, and I think the way that you handled that was absolutely excellent.…
Newtown Park has a fascinating history. You can walk through it today, and it has a beautiful rose garden, the Queensland State Rose Garden. But, on those grounds, the 11th Light Horse Regiment trained. They famously followed the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments in the ride on Beersheba. It’s a proud part of our…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:44): I hope the member for Fraser knows how much I appreciate his contributions, and it’s a very important point he makes around the long-term bipartisan approach to providing that safety net that Australians do enjoy. In speaking to the Aged Care Bill 2024, I am going to make a request of…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:01): I second the motion with great joy. It’s a very sensible motion put forward by the very sensible member for Fairfax. We seek every opportunity to work with the government on sensible policy. We seek the opportunity to provide scrutiny to the government’s agenda. That is our job as the opposition.…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:10): I will miss the member for Moreton. I will miss him deeply. Labor didn’t miss him; they shot him down in his prime, sadly. He was just about to cut loose, too. He knows the personal regard I have for him. On this, as with many of his speeches, he offers…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:57): It was an absolute privilege to go out the front, on the lawns of Parliament House, and listen to the concerns of farmers who had gathered there—some of whom are here with us in the gallery today. These were concerns about the policies that this government has enacted that have made…
Economy Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:19): I will miss the member for Moreton. I’ll miss him terribly. He knows my personal regard for him, but there’s much to be made of this particular speech. I will just take issue with one of the points made by the member for Moreton, and it might show the lack…