Senate debates
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
- Walker, Miss Willow (1 speech)
I rise tonight with a heavy heart to reflect upon a tragedy that has happened in recent weeks that resulted in the loss of a little angel named Willow Walker in the Central West part of my home... - Futsal Tasmania (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the importance of sport in our community, particularly for people with disability. Last Saturday, I was fortunate enough to be invited by Futsal Tasmania to a game for... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I rise to speak because yesterday the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released the latest report in which it listed 85 proposed changes to the law. The issue... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
The title of my address tonight will be 'The ongoing saga of the Marella Jubes'. Back in 1994 in what I humbly say was one of my better speeches, I told the Senate about how, while being addicted... - Freedom (1 speech)
The attitude of a lot of Australians towards freedom these days reminds me of the old tale of boiling a frog. The story goes that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it jumps out. But if... - Tasmania: Tourism (1 speech)
It's my pleasure tonight to rise to speak about a very dedicated and enthusiastic group of locals who are dedicated to seeing the beautiful community of Waratah and surrounds preserved and put on... - Share the Dignity (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, I had the great privilege of meeting with Rochelle Courtenay, who is the founder of Share the Dignity, a charity that distributes menstrual hygiene products to women and girls in... - Halls Creek Post Office (1 speech)
Post offices play an important role in our communities, especially across Australia's rural and regional communities, where they are places to meet and gather and, most importantly, places where... - Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (1 speech)
I rise to put on the record this week, before too much more time passes, a reaction to a speech given in this place by Senator McKim yesterday. He used a speech on the Fair Work Amendment... - Tasmania: Industry (1 speech)
I want to speak in relation to the trip I took around Tasmania, when I went to visit, speak with and listen to people from within the agriculture sector, the aquaculture sector, the tourism... - Montara Oil Spill (1 speech)
On Monday next week, 21 August, it will be eight years since the Montara oil spill disaster off the coast of Western Australia. Thousands of barrels—in fact, we don't know the final... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of profound importance to Australia's identity as a compassionate and fair nation. This country's migration policy for refugees and asylum seekers has become an... - CanTeen (2 speeches)
There are some organisations that we come across that we realise do incredible work within our communities. One of those is CanTeen. They do an amazing job providing support and services for... - Food Certification, El-Mouelhy, Mr Mohamed (12 speeches)
I concur, Mr Acting Deputy President. I was recently reading the Australian government's response to the report of the inquiry by the Senate Economics References Committee into the third-party... - Queensland: Day for Girls (1 speech)
Last Saturday I joined more than 200 women and some men at Maroochydore in Queensland to celebrate the first birthday of the Maroochydore Day for Girls program. It was a joyous event, and it was... - Charlottesville: Attacks (1 speech)
I want to speak about the appalling acts of violence by Nazis in Charlottesville in the US on the weekend and to speak about the death of Ms Heather Heyer, a brave 32-year-old who lost her life... - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, New South Wales: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Mr John Wilson made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit... - Australia-United States Relationship (1 speech)
Should Australia distinguish between wars of choice and wars of necessity, as my colleague Senator Xenophon argued in this place yesterday? Should Australia be in charge of its own destiny and... - Solomon Islands (1 speech)
I seek leave to table and incorporate a document. Leave granted. I formally table the document that contains the speeches of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, as indicated in...
