Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
- Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
The recent commemorations marking the centenary of the departure of the first Anzac convoy from Albany were especially meaningful for two residents of Albany. On the afternoon of Saturday, 1st of... - Department of Parliamentary Services (1 speech)
Last week in this chamber, I raised my continuing concerns about the administration of the Department of Parliamentary Services, in particular two contracts that had been awarded through a... - Tasmanian Economy, Shipbuilding Industry (1 speech)
I rise to share with this Senate the grave concerns I have for the security of tens of thousands of direct and indirect jobs tied to Tasmania's heavy manufacturing industry. I will repeat that... - Israel: Terrorist Attack (1 speech)
Last Tuesday, two Palestinian terrorists entered a Jerusalem synagogue armed with a pistol and meat cleavers, killing four Jewish worshippers and critically injuring several others. The victims... - Central Coast Performing Arts Centre (1 speech)
I recently received a petition signed by more than 2,000 Central Coast residents calling on the federal coalition government to honour a Labor Party commitment to fund a Central Coast performing... - Queensland Government (12 speeches)
I love being a Queenslander. I love our state. We have great beaches; we have great farmland and landscapes. Senator O'Sullivan interjecting— Thank you, Senator O'Sullivan, for your warm... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service (1 speech)
Today in the Senate, together with my Labor colleague, Senator Lisa Singh, I moved a motion that called on the Senate to oppose the cuts to the ABC and SBS and called on the government to protect... - Same-Sex Relationships (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to speak about the issue of same-sex marriage, on which I will introduce a bill in this place tomorrow. There have been several attempts to pass marriage equality into law and all of them... - Domestic Violence (1 speech)
Tonight, I intend to speak briefly in relation to today's event of White Ribbon Day. It is well known that I spent a large part of my formative adult years in the Queensland Police Service as a... - Reclink Australia (1 speech)
Today our Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budgets Cuts heard from an organisation called Reclink Australia. Reclink Australia was one of the organisations behind the Choir of... - National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants (1 speech)
Today I rise to mark the anniversary—and I admit I am late—of the apology to the forgotten Australians and former child migrants. The anniversary was on 16 November. This year was the... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
It gives me absolutely no pleasure at all this evening to reflect on the ABC and the way it has lost its way. My family, since we are a rural-regional family, has grown up with the ABC. I often... - White Ribbon Day (1 speech)
I would like to associate myself with the comments made by Senator Siewert earlier about the importance of the five-year anniversary of the apology to the people who were in institutions in our...
