Senate debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
- South Australian State Election (11 speeches)
Today I rise to congratulate Steven Marshall and the South Australian Liberal team on a stunning election victory on Saturday night. - Roma (1 speech)
I rise to inform the chamber about my recent productive visit to the town of Roma, which is part of one of my duty electorates, the vast electorate of Maranoa. I was very pleased to be able to... - Australian Democracy, World Down Syndrome Day, Cybersafety (1 speech)
I welcome the opportunity to make a senator's statement today on some very important issues related to our democracy and political processes. I would particularly like to address issues of... - Australia: Allies (1 speech)
I too rise to discuss the health of our democracy but in this case in relation to the enduring value of our liberal democratic allies globally. I was reflecting on the Prime Minister's successful... - Road Safety (1 speech)
I rise to make a contribution in senators' statements on my favourite topic: road safety. I just want to give a little bit of a history lesson to those on the other side about some of the... - Economy (1 speech)
A sign in Bill Clinton's campaign office used to say 'It's the economy, stupid'. It was a good sign. We politicians should focus on the economy and not grandstanding about Australia's... - Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
It's not often that senators come to the Australian Senate and begin with a quote from Mao Zedong, so let me be the first. We know that when Mao Zedong remarked that a journey of a thousand miles... - Endangered Species (2 speeches)
I rise today, in sadness, to note the death of Sudan, this planet's last male northern white rhinoceros. On Monday, Joseph Thuita, from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, comforted Sudan before he...
