Base Services Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:12): It is always a great opportunity to update the House on the great work that BASE Services is doing in my wonderful community. BASE Services is a community organisation that has had great support over the years from locals on the ground. It’s no wonder why. They provide training…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (12:38): I move: That this House: (1) recognises the importance of home ownership to Australian families and that home ownership remains the Australian dream; (2) notes: (a) the increasing financial pressure on households with many Australians suffering mortgage stress; and (b) research by Roy Morgan that an increased level of mortgage stress…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:56): I will begin my comments by thanking the member for Fisher for raising this motion. It is important. It does speak to so many issues that are coming to the forefront of the national conversation today as we look across this nation to the level of lawlessness and social discord that…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:53): ‘What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.’ This is Hitchens’s razor, created to refute religious dogma, and I bring it out again to dismiss the political preachings of the ABC’s Laura Tingle, specifically her attack on Australia at the Sydney Writers Festival. We are a great…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:29): In speaking in support of these very sensible amendments, it is heartening to hear so many members on this side of the House speak passionately about small businesses. Like many here, in my log cabin story there’s a small business. It was as small as you could get—just my father…
Bills Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions And Other Measures) Bill 2023 Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 Second Reading Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:00): Isn’t it a joy to see what a couple of quorum calls do to lift the atmosphere in the chamber! I remember all the wonderful times on quorum…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (18:47): by leave—I thank the chair of the committee, the member for Fraser. This was a very broad-ranging report that we engaged in, and his work in directing us towards an outcome required some work. I thank him for his collegiate approach and thank him very much for coming to Toowoomba, the…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (12:41): Whilst the recent review by Graham Quirk into Olympic funding largely focused its attention on Brisbane and what stadium is going to be used, the other big story locally for us is that the Toowoomba Sports Ground is no longer considered a viable option. The independent study found that there was…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:34): I’m very happy to speak on this bill, because today we are seeing Toowoomba’s voice heard. We are seeing Oakey’s voice and Pittsworth’s voice heard. Right across our region, this has been raised with me by locals as a great example of a grassroots campaign being adopted as Liberal Party policy.…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:30): Our community will be celebrating the opening of the new premises for Hope Horizons, the Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre, on Saturday 6 April. This is a fantastic occasion. There are very few projects that I’ve seen in my community that have had such great support from locals, and I want…
