Kelly O'Dwyer MP > Media Centre

Speech - Carbon Tax

Ms O’Dwyer (Higgins) (16:49): Like the member for Wannon, I too am being silenced in this debate. I too only have five minutes to represent the issues and concerns of the people of Higgins. It is a disgrace and I endorse his comments. I will not get my allocated less than one minute per clean energy bill—19 bills for the carbon tax. I will get much less than that. Far from throwing open the curtains to let the sunshine in, this government is guillotining debate; it is silencing dissent. There was no mandate from the Australian people for this carbon tax bill. The Prime Minister told an untruth before the last election, saying, 'There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.' She will be judged by history for that, just as those people who support her in breaking the trust of the Australian people will be judged.

... (11-Oct)

Speech - Carbon Tax

Ms O’Dwyer (Higgins) (16:49): Like the member for Wannon, I too am being silenced in this debate. I too only have five minutes to represent the issues and concerns of the people of Higgins. It is a disgrace and I endorse his comments. I will not get my allocated less than one minute per clean energy bill—19 bills for the carbon tax. I will get much less than that. Far from throwing open the curtains to let the sunshine in, this government is guillotining debate; it is silencing dissent. There was no mandate from the Australian people for this carbon tax bill. The Prime Minister told an untruth before the last election, saying, 'There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.' She will be judged by history for that, just as those people who support her in breaking the trust of the Australian people will be judged.

... (11-Oct)

Parliamentary Budget Office

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (19:50): We are here tonight to debate the second amendment that has been brought forward to amend this bill, the Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011, because we on this side of the chamber believe very strongly that it is important to draw back the curtain, let the sunshine in and be able to have an independent parliamentary budget office that will have full powers to be able to go about doing its job. ... (21-Sep)

Motion on Surf Lifesavers

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (20:47): I would like to commend the member for Bass for bringing forward this motion about surf lifesavers. It is a very important motion. I rise to speak on it because the history of Higgins is inextricably linked to one of the most tragic events in our nation's history, the loss of Prime Minister; Prime Minister Harold Holt, at Cheviot Beach in 1964. Harold Holt, as all of you would know, was a former member for Higgins and he brought, through this tragic event, into the nation's consciousness the danger of our waters and our beaches. ... (20-Sep)

Parliamentary Budget Office

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (16:47) : I rise in support of the amendment brought forward by the Shadow Treasurer to strengthen the independence of the Parliamentary Budget Office. We on this side of the chamber are the only people interested in a rigorous analysis on the economic and fiscal impacts of policy proposals, which is why we brought forward our very own bill. Let us not forget that it was actually this side of the chamber that brought forward, before the last election, a policy to initiate a Parliamentary Budget Office. That is why we are having this debate in the chamber today—not because of any agreement with the Independents but because the coalition brought forward this policy before the last election. ... (20-Sep)

90 second statement - Prahran Mission

Kelly O’Dwyer MP rose to speak on the good work the Prahran Mission is doing in the local community as supported by the opposition leader the Hon. Tony Abbot MP

... (19-Sep)

90 second statement- Australian Student Prize

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (13:54): Today I rise to congratulate the 14 students in my electorate who were awarded the 2010 Australian Student Prize: Marc Bonaventura of Glen Iris, Rosemary Byth of Glen Iris, James Campbell of Malvern East, Edward Cliff of Hawthorn East, Nicholas Fabbri of Malvern E... ... (15-Sep)

Second Reading- Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2011

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (18:27): I rise to speak on the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2011, a bill that has been brought forward by the Shadow Treasurer, whose objects are very clear. The objects of this bill are to establish an independent statutory office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer to pro... ... (15-Sep)

Adjournment Debate- 3 years on from Lehman Brothers

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (19:40): This week is a week of anniversaries and sombre reflection. Tonight I speak about another event that sent shock waves around the world and changed the financial world as we know it: the collapse of Lehman Brothers on Wall Street three years ago, an event that has ... ... (15-Sep)

Statement on 10 year Anniversary of September 11

Ms O'DWYER (Higgins) (16:34): I was very moved by my colleague's speech just now and I would also like to add my words of condolence. Over the weekend we commemorated one of the most historic and terrible events in the modern era. On 11 September 2001 the world lost its innocence when 2,977 ... ... (15-Sep)

Kelly O'Dwyer MP

Transcripts

Speech - Carbon Tax

Speech - Carbon Tax

Parliamentary Budget Office

Motion on Surf Lifesavers

Parliamentary Budget Office

90 second statement - Prahran Mission

90 second statement- Australian Student Prize

Second Reading- Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2011

Adjournment Debate- 3 years on from Lehman Brothers

Statement on 10 year Anniversary of September 11

Contact Kelly

Latest Tweet