Mr Allan Morris

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Newcastle, New South Wales, 1983. Re-elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1998 (at supplementary election). Retired prior to general elections 2001.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Environment and Conservation served from 10.5.1983 to 26.10.1984; Expenditure served from 11.5.1983 to 26.10.1984; Industry, Science and Technology served from 8.10.1987 to 19.2.1990; Environment, Recreation and the Arts served from 29.9.1988 to 31.5.1989; Long Term Strategies served from 13.11.1990 to 8.2.1993; Industry, Science and Technology served from 12.5.1993 to 31.8.1998; Community Affairs served as Chair from 12.5.1993 to 29.1.1996; Family and Community Affairs served from 29.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Industry, Science and Resources served as Deputy Chair from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001
Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001

Conferences, delegations and visits

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Parliamentary Institutions, the North Atlantic Assembly and Finland, September-October 1987.
Member, 79th IPU Conference, Guatemala, April 1988.
Member, 83rd IPU Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, April 1990.
Attended meeting of the Steering Committee on the Strasbourg Conference on Democracy, Paris, March 1990.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia, January-February 1991.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Iran, Jordan, Egypt and Israel, October-November 1992.
Member, Official Delegation to Hong Kong and China, July 1994.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 101st IPU Conference, Brussels, Belgium and bilateral visit to Norway, April 1999.
Study tour, UK & Ireland, April 1999.
Study tour, Hong Kong, March 2000.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, April-May 2000.
Official visit to Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, July 2001.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 22nd AIPO General Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand and bilateral visit to Singapore, September 2001.
Study tour, Hong Kong, France and UK, February 2001.
Study tour, Hong Kong and China, April 2001.

Parliamentary party positions

Australian Labor Party. Served: 05.03.1983 to 03.10.1998, 21.11.1998 to 08.10.2001

Party positions

Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Newcastle Branch (NSW) from 1973 to 1982.
Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (NSW) from 1975 to 1982.
Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Council (NSW) from 1975 to 1982.
Campaign Director for the Australian Labor Party in Newcastle (NSW), 1975.
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Newcastle Federal Electorate Council (NSW) from 1975 to 1976.
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Newcastle Federal Electorate Council (NSW), 1978.
President of the Australian Labor Party Newcastle Federal Electorate Council (NSW) from 1980 to 1983.
President of the Australian Labor Party Newcastle State Electorate Council (NSW) from 1980 to 1983.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

Local Government service

Electorate

Name: Newcastle
Location: Northern and central Newcastle; it includes the suburbs of Adamstown, Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cooks Hill, Hamilton, Jesmond, Kotara, Lambton, Mayfield, Merewether, Newcastle, New Lambton, Sandgate, Shortland, Stockton, The Junction, Tighes Hill, Waratah and Wickham.
Area: 127 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 77,596 (at 21.11.1998)
Industries: BHP Steelworks and associated industries, shipbuilding, rayon, cotton, flour-milling, food processing, railway goods, chemicals, heavy engineering, stevedoring and port facilities.
Includes: Newcastle includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Charlestown, Newcastle, Port Stephens and Wallsend.