Mr IRONS (Swan) (11:24 PM) —Two speeches ago the member for Petrie mentioned that no-one from the coalition was talking on homelessness. Well, I am here to talk on it. I have raced up just to talk about homelessness in my electorate of Swan.  Last Tuesday, a distressed lady called Linda came t...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (9:42 AM) —I would first like to recognise that today is the birthday of Sir Donald Bradman, one of Australia’s greatest sporting figures. Sir Donald would have turned 100 years old today. Last week in my electorate I had the privilege of attending a celebration and re-enactment of ...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (11:39 AM) —I rise today to discuss the Rudd government’s lack of focus towards the plight of age pensioners in Australia. All across Australia, senior citizens are making a valuable contribution to our society. Whether they are volunteers or helping look after their grandchildren, s...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (10:40 AM) —I rise today to criticise the Rudd government’s decision to axe the Commercial Ready program. Commercial Ready was a valuable program established under the previous coalition government. It provided much needed assistance to up and coming companies, many of which were sma...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (7:10 PM) —As a sportsman and an avid watcher of sports, I congratulate the member for Flynn for his motion, and I rise today to support that motion and to recognise the centenary of Australian Rugby League and its contribution to the Australian society, culture and community. I also...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (6:52 PM) —I welcome the funding of $74,500 to restore the historic South Perth Old Mill in my electorate of Swan. During the 2007 federal election campaign, I pledged to pursue the federal government for funding for the Old Mill, after recognising that the 172-year-old building was ...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (9:54 AM) —On 3 June 2008 a gas explosion occurred on Varanus Island, off the north-west coast of WA. Operated by Apache Energy, Varanus Island is an oil-, condensate- and gas-processing hub and generates 30 per cent of WA’s domestic gas supply. The Varanus gas explosion is having dr...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (4:47 PM) —The member for Prospect keeps referring back to the previous government. I wonder whether he forgets that he is actually in government now and this is what the Australian people are looking for—for him to provide some leadership and head them in a direction to regain consu...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (9:30 AM) —Previously I brought to the attention of this parliament an issue regarding a Michel’s Patisserie franchise in my electorate of Swan. Today I wish to provide parliament with an update on this matter, on which I am working hard for two of my constituents in order to achieve...

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Mr IRONS (Swan) (10:00 AM) —I rise today to speak on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 and cognate bills. Three weeks ago the Rudd government delivered federal Labor’s first budget in 13 years. It was an opportunity for the Rudd government and federal Labor to finally prove they were the econ...

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