Senate debates
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
- Australian Defence Force, Malaysia Airlines: Missing Aircraft (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the work of the Australian Department of Defence and the Australian defence industry in the largest maritime search in aviation history. All Australians know that... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Senator Fifield's attempts to provide certainty for the Commonwealth Home Support Program on Monday. His comments were nothing but a cosmetic job by a very desperate make-up... - Public Transport (1 speech)
Sean is a 23-year-old student I know who lives in Footscray in inner Melbourne. He rides his bike to uni, which gets him there more quickly than a car would in Melbourne's traffic. He catches a... - Papal Encyclical (1 speech)
I rise to comment on His Holiness the Pope's recent encyclical Laudato Si, which translates as 'praise be to you'. I firstly acknowledge the excellent work that the Pope has undertaken since he... - Queensland (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to speak of this government's callous disregard for the people of my home state of Queensland. This is particularly in relation to the fact that this government is denying... - Families (1 speech)
There is one segment of Australian society under attack at the moment, and more so than ever before. I am speaking about the family. No matter which way you look in this place or the other, the... - Mining and Energy (1 speech)
In Perth yesterday morning, I had the privilege of addressing the annual convention of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, better known as AMEC. I use the word 'privilege' quite... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
On Saturday, 23 May this year I joined 6,000 other people at Techport in Adelaide's northern suburbs to watch the launch of the first of three destroyers being built as part of Australia's air... - Australian Labor Party (2 speeches)
It is a pleasure to take up the last two minutes and 21 seconds before question time. The Australian people need to be concerned with some of the actions of the Australian Labor Party in recent...
