Speeches

  • Monday, 22 May 2017

    10 minute MPI Speech Thursday, May 11, 2017*

    As the Member for Hunter, who is just leaving here now, knows well, I grew up in a small country town not far from here.

    Like most kids, we talked at school often about what was fair and what was not. We would talk about having a fair go, a fair crack of the whip, but not once—not once—did that mean taking the fastest runner and making...

  • Monday, 24 April 2017

    (Federation Chamber - March 27, 2017)

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume—Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation) (10:45): Today I want to salute just some of the many thousands of highly-valued volunteers in my electorate. The tirele...

  • Monday, 28 November 2016

    Today I would like to pay a tribute to the Camden community in my electorate and mention a couple of great things that are underway locally. Team Kermit is a fantastic initiative supporting more than 70 local families who have kids living with cancer. Team Kermit have just returned from their sixth Camp Quality car rally, raising $82,000 for the kids' cancer charity. Thanks to the commitment of...

  • Wednesday, 31 August 2016

    I am delighted to have the opportunity here to talk about leadership. But I am somewhat surprised that those opposite want to focus on leadership. In fact, I could spend some time talking about the 10 minutes of whingeing we just heard and how that might equate to leadership—and clearly it does not. When I think of leadership, I go to the facts. The first set of facts we should look at is how t...

  • Thursday, 17 March 2016

    Mr TAYLOR (Hume—Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation) (09:39): This time last Friday, I was admiring the Jersey cows at the famous Camden Show, now in its 130th year. The show is still true to the nation-defining origins of the region, and I commend show President Hugh Southwell, and his committee on another absolutely outstanding year.

    Camden is set to join the Hume...