Speeches

  • Tuesday, 28 October 2014

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume) (16:47): I rise today to support the Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, which will reduce the life gold pass travel entitlement before abolishing the scheme for all other than former Prime Ministers. The bill will also strengthen the rules governing parliamentarians' expenses.

    The issue of parliamentary salaries, allowances and entitlements gen...

  • Tuesday, 28 October 2014

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume) (20:07): The Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill is designed to ensure that jobseekers in receipt of income support meet their mutual obligations requirements. Central to this is the requirement for jobseekers to attend scheduled appointments with their employment provider. This bill is another example of how the gover...

  • Monday, 27 October 2014

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume) (18:53): I am delighted to hear that those opposite will be supporting the bill that is before us, the Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014. At the same time, it was very clear from the speech that we just heard that they still do not understand what sustainability of a healthcare system looks like, so I will come back to that during the course of my speech....

  • Thursday, 23 October 2014

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume) (13:31): Congratulations to Cootamundra Shire Council on winning the rural category of the AR Bluett Memorial Award for local government. Winners were announced at the Local Government NSW conference earlier this week. Cootamundra council has been praised for its planned progress over a number of years and strong engagement with the community. Council's recent achievements hav...

  • Wednesday, 22 October 2014

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume) (15:49): As we pay our respects to Gough the legend, we look mournfully at those opposite. If only there were something—anything—of 'legend' about the current Labor offering and if only there were a glimmer of hope, we might be content. But, no. The former Labor government had absolutely no comprehension of how to manage money or how to provide services on a sustainable basis...