Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (16:15): I have severe doubts about the last statement. I do defend the Labor Party in my electorate when people say to me, ‘Why do they hate us so much?’ I say, ‘I don’t think the Labor Party hates miners or farmers, but they think they can bear any amount of pain…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (18:31): I thank the member for Barker for bringing this motion forward. From the outset, I recognise Joan Hall in the chamber, as my colleagues have done. Welcome, Joan. I extend Teresa’s and my condolences to your family. As we’ve heard, Steele was born in Balaklava in 1928. He worked on the…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (09:36): Last night I had the great pleasure of attending the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award event in the Great Hall. There were 600 of us there, celebrating the best and finest of Australia’s young women entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector. The award winner was Tanya Egerton. She’s from the Northern Territory and…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:17): We’ve just come out of the Olympics. Australia won 18 gold medals, 19 silver and 16 bronze—53 in total. It was an amazing performance and it filled Australians with great pride. It showed that our athletes and Australia are up with the best in the world in whatever they choose to…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:47): Like many, I have been transfixed by the Olympics in the last two weeks and the outstanding efforts of our Australian athletes. Naturally, we are particularly proud of those who come from our communities and, in Grey, we congratulate Leigh Hoffman, the son of proud Whyalla parents Kristen and Rene,…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (18:51): South Australia is the state that is both the least and the most reliant on natural gas to supply its electricity. That sounds a bit strange, doesn’t it? But in South Australia last year our electricity grid was 71.5 per cent renewable. More than 4,000 megawatts of installed capacity in South…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:47): Today, on the front page of the Advertiser, we can read the story of young Holly Zerk, a seven-year-old from Balaklava, and her parents Lee-Anne and Travis. Last year, Holly was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer which affects the nervous system, which had already spread to her spine and lymph nodes. She’s…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:42): As many would know, I am the co-chair of the ‘parliamentary enemies of diabetes’. I’m joined by my co-chair, the member for Moreton. Today I’m here to inform the House that I’ve just put on a constant glucose monitor—about two hours ago. Thirty minutes ago my blood sugar content was 4.2…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (16:42): Earlier today people from the Keep the Sheep campaign were in Canberra and met with the coalition backbench. I congratulate the 15 or so Western Australians that have come here for the Senate debate on this very, very important subject. There is no doubt, and no doubt in their minds or…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (19:11): I open these comments by saying I support the amendments put forward by the opposition. I’ve become increasingly concerned that Australian environmental evangelists are intent on shutting down our economy. Australia has one of the world’s highest standards of living, and I think it behoves us to reflect on how we…
