Senate debates
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
- Mulligan, Mr Ted, OAM (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a fine elderly man called Ted Mulligan. Recently my wife, Nancy, and I were honoured to attend the 100th birthday celebrations of this Guyra legend. Ted Mulligan is a... - Intercultural Sports League Inc. (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a new multicultural and sporting group in Tasmania, the Intercultural Sports League. The league is the brainchild of a group of people which happens to include three... - Transgender Day of Remembrance (1 speech)
Like so many Australians, I have been appalled by the rise of Donald Trump and the fear and hatred that has accompanied him. The positions that he has taken, especially towards minorities, are... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak yet again on a very important issue, and that is the state of the aged-care sector in this country. It is very sad that the government has shown no leadership on this very... - Transvaginal Mesh (1 speech)
Back in the 1950s and 1960s there was a morning sickness pill that women around the world were innocently taking. And they started giving birth to babies with no arms or legs. After an Australian... - Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about a Darwin based organisation that is facing an uncertain future, an organisation that serves a vital cultural and service-delivery role to the wider community. This... - Migration (1 speech)
Let me start with a statement of what I believe. I believe that all of the groups of people that have welcomed Australia and that we have welcomed, since the end of the White Australia policy,... - Malnutrition (1 speech)
( Last September our country, along with other nations of the world, joined together at the United Nations to commit to 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These goals are focused on efforts to end... - Jammu and Kashmir, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir are facing a humanitarian crisis that requires urgent international attention. The people who live in this region have a right to live in peace, with... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
The questions I asked this morning of the government and the short five-minute speech I delivered taking note of the minister's answers relating to the New South Wales police investigation into...
