Senate debates
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
- United Kingdom (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the critical choice facing the people of Britain on 23 June. They will decide whether to stay in or leave the European Union. From where I sit, the choice is clear:... - Tasmania: Federal Election (1 speech)
As we head towards a crucial election for Australia's future and in Australia's history, I rise this evening to explain Labor's vision, which is my vision, for my home state of Tasmania. I was... - Queen Elizabeth II: 90th Birthday (1 speech)
I rise this evening to highlight an important occasion which will occur two days from now on Thursday, 21 April 2016. On that day, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, will mark... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Program (1 speech)
Today, Labor senators have called on the Turnbull government to act on the increasing prevalence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide in Western Australia's Kimberley region. Our... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Proportionally, Australia uses more methamphetamine that almost every country in the world. Today, evidence suggests that there are well over 200,000 ice users in Australia. It is an issue that I... - Lazarus, Senator Glenn (1 speech)
Tonight, I rise to speak on something that I had not witnessed in this chamber before. Early this evening, I witnessed a senator support a motion in this place that had a direct capacity to... - Financial Services (1 speech)
I am very pleased to say tonight that the Greens motion calling for a royal commission into financial misconduct was passed by the Senate, this proud chamber, this evening. The Greens moved... - Queensland: Agriculture (1 speech)
Two of the most significant agricultural industries that we have in Australia are, I am proud to say, mainly based in northern Australia. But I, like Senator O'Sullivan, was absolutely... - Lazarus, Senator Glenn, Queensland: Agriculture (1 speech)
I just want to add some brief remarks on the issues that Senator Macdonald and Senator O'Sullivan have raised. The sugar industry is, of course, a very important industry for northern Australia... - Higher Education: Australian History (1 speech)
It appears that in recent times I have spoken about universities on topics such as an alternative national anthem being used instead of the official anthem and rooms designed for the use of... - Broadband (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to speak about the ongoing farce which is this government's rollout of the National Broadband Network. As you know, Labor had plans to deliver an NBN rollout through which most... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the cashless welfare card—yes, again—and I will continue to talk about it again and again while the government continues with this flawed policy. This is... - Native Forests (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, Senator Di Natale and I made the short trip to Victoria's Central Highlands—on Melbourne's doorstep—and met with local community members about the beautiful forests... - Garland, Canon David John, OBE (1 speech)
This Friday, at Kangaroo Point Cliff Park in Brisbane, there will be a ceremony to honour the work of Canon David John Garland, an energetic Dublin-born Orangeman who became known as the... - Department of Veterans' Affairs (1 speech)
Since 1999 there have been more than 250 veteran suicides that we know about. This alone is evidence of the Department of Veterans' Affairs' maladministration. The Australian Peacekeeper and... - Murray-Darling Basin Authority (1 speech)
On 17 March, the Senate's Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan handed down the report of its inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. I was pleased to be a part of this... - Climate Change, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency, Multinational Tax Avoidance, Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
Tonight I spoke to members of Fossil Free UNSW. They answered my phone call from the UNSW council chambers in the university's chancellery. They are occupying that section of the university. I...
