Senate debates
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Northern Australia (1 speech)
The coalition government—first, of Mr Abbott, and, now, of Mr Turnbull—has done a magnificent job in developing northern Australia. And it's something we are committed to doing. The... - Road Safety (3 speeches)
I would like to make a contribution in senators' statements about a very important issue which often goes unremarked and unaddressed in this federal arena. Just to start off, I attended the RAP... - Tasmania: Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
Something is deeply wrong in the state of Tasmania. Our precious places, our wilderness, our Crown land, our national parks and our World Heritage area are being locked up, packaged up and sold... - Liberal Party of Western Australia (1 speech)
This afternoon I rise to express my pride in being a member of the WA Liberal Party. I send my most heartfelt congratulations to our candidate and now member for Darling Range, Alyssa Hayden, all... - First Nations Women's Forum (3 speeches)
I rise today to report further on the fabulous First Nations Women's Forum that my office facilitated in March this year to enable First Nations women to have a very clear input into Labor... - Migration (1 speech)
I rise today because I think the country needs to have a serious talk about immigration. Not a one-sided, shrill debate or a pejorative slamming of people with different points of view, but a... - Rural and Regional Australia (1 speech)
It'll come as no surprise to colleagues that I intend to devote my 10 minutes or so to talking about the bush—regional and particularly rural Australia. In fact, it's an extension of a... - Northern Territory (4 speeches)
I want to share with the Senate, in the short time that I have, an important event that's going to happen on Sunday, 1 July. It will be the 40th anniversary of self-government in the Northern...