Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
- Disability Services (1 speech)
Sometimes in this place you choose the issues that you bring to this chamber and sometimes they come to you. Today, I would like to share one that has come to me and my colleagues senators Moore... - Marriage (1 speech)
Today I want to send a strong message to Australians who support marriage equality. I especially want to send a strong message to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people throughout... - Roads (1 speech)
Why do the Labor and Liberal parties, both state and federal, have such an obsession with toll roads? Let's look at Sydney, where the median house price is over a million dollars, where people... - Tasmania: Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I'll start by inviting Senator Rice to spend some more time in Tasmania where we don't have a single toll road. It's a great part of the country. We're very proud of it. I rise today to continue... - Doughty, Mr Elijah (2 speeches)
I rise to bring attention to a tragic story, the story of Elijah Doughty. Elijah lived in the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. He was 14 years of age. Kalgoorlie is known for the tensions that exist... - Trade Unions (2 speeches)
Two weeks ago, the CFMEU began full-page attack advertisements against me in the Newcastle Herald over four days with the caption, 'One Nation and Brian Burston have failed us on jobs' and... - Trade Unions, Energy (1 speech)
For the second time today, what we've seen is a conspiracy theory wrapped in a smear. That's all we've heard from Senator Abetz opposite. We heard it this morning with the government's attempted... - Kelly, The Hon. Charles Robert 'Bert', CMG (2 speeches)
In the last few moments before we proceed to question time, I would like to talk about a man who no less than Gough Whitlam credited as being one of the most successful legislators in Australian... - Kelly, Mr Charles Robert 'Bert', CMG (4 speeches)
I just thought I would put this on the record, because Senator Smith neglected to mention it, that The Bert Kelly Research Centre is located at 28 King William Street in Kent Town in South...
