Senate debates
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
- Parliamentary Friends of the RSPCA (1 speech)
I rise to speak on matters of importance to all creatures great and small. Last week I had the pleasure of joining Jason Wood MP, the member for La Trobe, to relaunch the Parliamentary Friends of... - Medicinal Cannabis Legislation Amendment (Securing Patient Access) Bill 2017 (1 speech)
I rise to speak to my Medicinal Cannabis Legislation Amendment (Securing Patient Access) Bill. I introduced this bill in the name of Australian patients who are sick and tired, who are angry, at... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I was going to talk tonight about the Prime Minister, who in recent times has been inclined to resort to rather immature name-calling, and that meant I could talk about things such as his... - Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I'm going to tell you a horror story tonight—a real life nightmare—about a five-year-old girl raped, with a gun held to her head, raped almost daily by her stepfather, to the extent... - Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
It is obviously hard to follow that contribution from Senator Hinch with what I was going to talk about—and I will get to that—but I do know that Senator Hinch's motivation in this... - Gambling (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on a topic that is uncomfortable and confronting to many, but one that we must speak about more. For years 'suicide' has been the word we don't want to say and the topic... - Climate Science (1 speech)
I want to do a shout out tonight—a big shout out—to scientists, especially the world's global climate scientists. Given some of the tragedies we have seen in recent weeks, some of the... - Reid, Mr Don (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak about a dear family friend and a former teacher who, sadly, passed away last month after a long struggle with illness. I imagine that everyone in this place can look back... - Cape York (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to speak about my recent trip to Cape York. I love being out with the people of Queensland and listening. It makes our work here in... - Wilson, Mr Alexander Rodney Lockie 'Rod', Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
I wish tonight to pay tribute to a great contributor to Queensland politics, Alexander Rodney Lockie Wilson—known to most simply as Rod. Rod, unfortunately, passed away last month at just... - Dementia Awareness Month (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak about Dementia Awareness Month 2017, which runs for the month of September and aims to raise awareness of the second-leading cause of death in Australia. I would like... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the National Disability Insurance Scheme and young people with a disability residing in aged-care facilities. It is an issue that many of us in this place have a... - Higher Education (1 speech)
There's one area of public policy currently which differentiates the two major parties: the issue of higher education policy. This is a matter of regret for me, and it is a matter of... - Rohingya People (1 speech)
I draw the Senate's attention to reports that thousands of Rohingyas have lost their lives and thousands more from the minority groups in Rakhine State, Myanmar, are now refugees sleeping rough... - Rohingya People, China: Human Rights, Local Government Elections (1 speech)
I also have been deeply shocked to hear the reports about what is happening to the Rohingya people. I wish to share tonight the words of some of these Rohingya people in Sydney. They have a right...
