Hansard debates

*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE *** ... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:51): I will be supporting this urgency motion because at the moment due to this High Court decision our national security is at risk. We currently have no prohibitions on foreign donations in this state. I know that the Liberal Party and One Nation would love to keep ...

*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE *** ... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:48): Once again, along with my colleague Mr Tarlamis, I attended the annual flag-raising ceremony in Dandenong organised by the Vietnamese community. I told the gathering that after our involvement in the Vietnam War, where the Anzacs stood alongside the South Vietnamese, Australia took a moral ...

*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE *** ... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (14:47): It is unfortunate that we have gotten to this state. The original Electoral Act 2002 was brought in before my time in this Parliament. I note that the opposition opposed it at the time, and I imagine that if I had been in Parliament I would have ...

*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE *** ... David LIMBRICK: I do have a question for the minister on this amendment. What is the motivation or reason for this amendment? Is this because the government has decided it is a bad idea, or is this because the government has decided that this makes it a risk of failing a High Court challenge? ...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:04): I move: That this house: (1)#x9;notes: (a)#x9;the significant population growth in the Clyde North area within the City of Casey, which has placed increasing pressure on existing transport infrastructure; (b)#x9;that local residents,...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (11:23): I would like to start by saying that the Libertarian Party will be supporting this motion, although I am a little bit hesitant to do so. We have both major parties in this state of Victoria and federally going on and on and on about corruption and ...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:10): (1335) My question is to the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, and it is a very simple question. How many tobacconists have been shut down since the introduction of the new tobacco licensing regime? ...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:12): I thank the minister for his answer. My supplementary question is that there were recent media reports stating that illegal tobacco shops were being pressured by organised crime into also selling illegal alcohol. What is the minister’s department doing about this? ...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (15:18): Australia is facing a political crisis at the moment and, as Mr Galea pointed out, quite rightly, young people are mad. Millennials and Gen Z people are furious. They go to try and get a rental, and they see queues and prices that are out ...

... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (17:01): This motion by Ms Copsey, by the Greens, is calling for free public transport. I know that this is something that they have been calling for for a long time. We need to look at this in terms of resources. All resources in an economy ...