Constituency Statements Parkes Electorate: Education Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (09:42): Australia is blessed to have a parliament with traditions that go back hundreds of years. I think it’s really important that younger Australians learn about the parliamentary process, because, if they don’t understand how parliament works, they can be taken advantage of by people…
Details6 September 2023 Adjournment Parkes Electorate: Aboriginal Constituents Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (19:30): One of the privileges of representing an electorate like mine is that you get to meet some very interesting people. Last week I got to meet some young ladies who were part of the Sistas in Trade program. They are young…
Details6 September 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:45): I’d like to inform the House that construction on the long-awaited Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge has commenced. This project has been in the pipeline for probably 20 years. I’ve personally been involved in it for 16 of those years. It’s brought together funding from…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:45): I’d like to inform the House that construction on the long-awaited Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge has commenced. This project has been in the pipeline for probably 20 years. I’ve personally been involved in it for 16 of those years. It’s brought together funding from the previous coalition…
Details16 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:42): I too rise tonight to speak in support of the motion by the member for Barker pointing out that the length of the government’s 90-day infrastructure review has now stretched out to nearly double that amount. This is causing an enormous amount of grief and heartache…
Details18 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (10:54): I speak in opposition to this amendment, particularly to item 1A in the member for Indi’s amendment. An easy solution will fix this problem by taking the water from somewhere else, so take it from the northern basin. The northern basin is an ephemeral system that…
Details18 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:19): I rise tonight to speak on this motion on the Hamas attacks on Israel. The images from those initial attacks on Israel, on the kibbutz and the music festival, were horrendous. I want it on the record that I completely condemn Hamas for undertaking that action.…
Details19 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:51): As a co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, I’d like to associate myself with the remarks of the member for Caldwell. Last weekend in my electorate, which has a very high Indigenous population, the ‘yes’ vote was clearly not supported in the referendum. Just under…
Details14 November 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:12): I acknowledge the Minister in the room because I am sure she will be as concerned as I am about the issue I am about to raise. I have in front of me here a letter that one of my constituents received last week from the…
Details27 November 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:35): Over the last couple of days, I’ve had the privilege to attend three different events in the Parkes electorate that really show the diversity and strength of this community. Late last week, I was able to attend the 20th anniversary of the Country Education Foundation’s Namoi…
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