Senate debates
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- Benham, Mrs Julia Arabella (1 speech)
It has been brought to my attention by the New South Wales member for Upper Hunter, Mr Michael Johnsen, of the passing of a wonderful lady, the late Julia Arabella Benham of Quirindi. Mrs Benham... - Queensland: Bushfires (2 speeches)
I rise this evening with a sombre tone to express my sympathies to residents affected by the 120 bushfires that have been burning, some for over a week, across Central Queensland. I express my... - Migrants (1 speech)
I have previously given a speech saying thank you to smokers. Today I want to thank another group of Australians who may be ignored or worse, but who make a great contribution to Australia. Let... - Armenian Genocide (1 speech)
I rise today in support of a motion that was debated in the House of Representatives on 25 June. On that day, a number of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle spoke of recognising our... - Cairns: Keriba Omasker Memorial (1 speech)
On Saturday, 1 December, I had the incredible honour, with my friend Elida Faith, our candidate for Leichhardt in North Queensland, to represent Mr Bill Shorten at the moving tombstone ceremony... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about the fact that we have a national security crisis in Australia and the terrorists are in our homes. Seven weeks ago I started moving motions acknowledging the number... - Energy (1 speech)
Last week was a significant week for the future of our country and the future of energy generation across Australia. Labor proudly did what this government has been unable to do over the last... - South Australia: Illicit Drugs (6 speeches)
I'd like to inform the Senate tonight of a situation in my home state of South Australia, which was raised with me by my very diligent and hardworking Labor colleague Clare Scriven MLC. Clare is,... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
My speech today is about two cases that the banking royal commission should have investigated. The first case is that of the law company of Mr Stewart Levitt. His company acted for the Storm... - Todaro-Restifa, Mrs Teresa (1 speech)
I thank Senator Patrick for his courtesy in allowing me to go before him. Tonight, I rise to pay tribute to a wonderful woman—my dear late friend Teresa Todaro-Restifa. In 2016, Teresa was... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
In June, the parliament passed two major pieces of legislation, the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act and the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme... - World AIDS Day (1 speech)
On Saturday, 1 December, the world acknowledged and celebrated World AIDS Day. It was particularly special because it is the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. It's been 30 years since the World... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Last week, thousands of students around Australia walked out of their classrooms and went on strike to demand strong action on climate change. They took this extraordinary step because of the... - Advertising: Body Image, Cassell, Ms Cheryl, De Bruyn, Mr Joseph (3 speeches)
I rise to put on the record two matters. I will commence with a significant development with regard to the Australian Association of National Advertisers. Millions of Australian women have...
