Senate debates
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Forestry Industry (1 speech)
Tuesday of last week was National Forestry Day. As most people would know, forestry is an industry that I am not just very passionate about but that is very close to my heart, as are the...
- Brisbane City Council (7 speeches)
It is important that today I use this time to reflect on my home state of Queensland, and in particular praise the Brisbane City Council for their significant contribution to Brisbane over the...
- Takayna/Tarkine (1 speech)
Takayna/Tarkine, in the north-west of my home state of lutruwita truwana Tasmania, is stolen land. It was never ceded by Aboriginal people, and it still belongs to them. It is also one of the...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
One of the major criticisms of the Morrison government was that they never took responsibility for their mistakes. They went to great lengths to never admit when they were wrong. This new Labor...
- Ukraine (1 speech)
The situation in Ukraine affects us all. Russia's unjust and illegal invasion has upended Europe and the globe through food shortages, fuel shortages and inflation. The knock-on effects are...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Housing is not a commodity or an investment; it is in fact a human right. Every Australian deserves to have the security of a safe place to sleep and to live without the worry of eviction. No-one...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
This week I was moved by the first speeches of our new colleagues. A senator's first speech is a unique insight into their character. But when you listen to several, as I have this week, it is...
- Israel (1 speech)
Yesterday I made a two-minute speech with regard to the trip to Israel that I took under AIJAC, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, and some of the disturbing things we learnt when...
- Tamar River (1 speech)
The Tamar is in a shocking state. Launceston should be living on a river of gold; instead, it's a river full of mud and poo. It's sad to say it but it's true. I hate to imagine the stuff that's...
- Jobs and Skills Summit (2 speeches)
I am very pleased to finally have the opportunity to rise in this place and talk about the Jobs and Skills Summit that was held in parliament last week. I'm particularly keen to talk about not...
- Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
ALSH () (): Today, early childhood educators are walking off the job, and their message to us is clear: give us a reason to stay in our jobs and pay us what we are worth; value early learning...
- Freedom of Speech (25 speeches)
History tells us that civilisations and empires are transitory. There are increasing signs now that Western culture has reached a tipping point. Left-wing activism supposedly based on equity,...
- Trade Unions, Independent Review Into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (1 speech)
Today I want to give a shout out to unionists and the union movement. Over the last few months in New South Wales alone we've seen the strength and energy of educators; nurses and midwives; rail,...
- Early Childhood Educators' Day (1 speech)
Today is Early Childhood Educators' Day, where we get to celebrate every single early educator across our country for the absolutely life-changing work that they do. But these educators have been...
- Heddon Greta Drive-In (1 speech)
When I gave my first speech the other day I spoke of my happy upbringing and my time at my parents' property at Cliffy, as well as the land that we had. We had Heddon Greta Speedway across the...
- Tasmania (1 speech)
I would like to thank the people of the West Coast of Tasmania, who I regularly visit. We like to call it the 'rugged wilderness' and, my goodness, most of you people in here would not survive...
- Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Today is Early Childhood Educators Day, so, like so many of my colleagues today, I want to speak on the important work that our early childhood educators do. Our early educators have a mammoth...
- Western Australia: Resources Industry (1 speech)
It's well known that Western Australia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources—iron ore, oil and gas in particular—and the Western Australian mining sector has benefited...
- Australian Constitution (3 speeches)
I made some remarks earlier today towards Senator Antic, and I'd like to withdraw those comments.
- Economy (1 speech)
As the Reserve Bank raises interest rates another jumbo sized half per cent, we gasp at the audacity, the cheek, of all major parties talking about cost of living. Decades of Greens, Liberal,...
- COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about vaccine injuries and the lack of help from the Albanese Labor government to those injured by the COVID vaccine. I receive many stories of people being injured every...
- Diabetes (2 speeches)
Today, I took a point-of-care glycated haemoglobin test, thanks to the Pathology Technology Australia visit to parliament. I have to say how pleased I was with this technology. As someone who has...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Solomon Islands: Election (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. When did the Albanese government first become aware of concerns within the Solomons Islands government about its financial...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, representing the Treasurer. The June quarter national accounts figures were released today. Can the minister outline to the Senate what the national...
- Health (36 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Gallagher. The Albanese government's decision to expand the distribution priority area classifications to include...
- First Nations Australians (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Watt. Your government has recently withdrawn the appeal of Montgomery....
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Can the minister update the Senate on the government's plan to make medicines cheaper for millions of Australians?
- Climate Change (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Wong. Would the minister please explain to the Australian people and me what 'net-zero emissions'...
- Pensions And Benefits (31 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister of Social Services, Senator Farrell. Why is the government's temporary announcement to support pensioners to keep most of what they earn...
- Child Care (12 speeches)
My question is to Minister Watt, representing the Minister for Early Childhood Education. Today, thousands of early childhood educators around the country have walked out of centres. The low pay...
- Jobs and Skills Summit (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Tourism and Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Senator Farrell. Minister, the last few years have been incredibly difficult for...
- Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (27 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the questions asked in the other place of the Prime Minister and the Minister for Regional...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- First Nations Australians (1 speech)
Senator Thorpe, I have some partial answers to your questions. I may have to come back with some further answers tomorrow. In relation to your first question, the Montgomery case that you were...
- Biosecurity (1 speech)
Yesterday in question time, in my capacity as the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, I took on notice questions asked by Senator Canavan relating to biosecurity. I have written to...
- Australian Future Leaders Foundation (1 speech)
Yesterday in question time, I undertook to seek further advice on questions asked by Senator Tyrrell to me, in my capacity as the Minister representing the Prime Minister, relating to the...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Health (13 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher) to a question without notice asked by Senator Ruston on distribution priority areas and...
- Early Childhood Educators' Day (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services (Senator Watt) to questions without notice asked today. I take note of...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (2 speeches)
I give notice in general terms that on the next day of sitting I shall move a motion to provide for the consideration of the Climate Change Bill 2022 and a related bill.
- Postponement (1 speech)
I remind senators that the question may be put on any proposal at the request of any senator.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Reference (4 speeches)
I move: That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 31 October 2023: The extent and nature of poverty in Australia with...
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Proposed Works (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the Senate approves the proposal by the National Capital Authority for capital works within the Parliamentary Zone, relating...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration Of Legislation (8 speeches)
I move: That if the second reading debate for the Climate Change Bill 2022 and a related bill has not concluded by 7.20 pm on Wednesday, 7 September 2022: (a) the hours of meeting be 9.30 am till...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Taxation (18 speeches)
I inform the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, 33 proposals were received in accordance with standing order 75. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot....
- First Speech (0 speeches)
- Liddle, Senator Kerrynne (2 speeches)
Pursuant to order, I now call Senator Liddle to make her first speech and ask honourable senators that the usual courtesies be extended to her. I call Senator Liddle.
- Matters of Urgency (0 speeches)
- Taxation (3 speeches)
Budgets are all about priorities, they are all about choices, they are all about values, and government policies are about choices and values. The Australian Labor Party has made a choice and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Nasho Fair Go (1 speech)
by leave—I table a nonconforming petition in relation to a fair go for Vietnam War era national service personnel, a campaign led by Geoff Parkes, president of Nasho Fair Go, and I seek...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Regulations and Determinations (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
