Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
- Tasmania (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak about my home state of Tasmania—the place I call home and the place I always love to return to after a sitting week here in Canberra. Tasmania is a small... - Marine Conservation (1 speech)
This week, Threatened Species Week, I want to remind my colleagues in the chamber that ocean species are disappearing faster than those on land. Often when we talk about threatened species we... - Western Australia: Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 (1 speech)
There's a very important debate going on right now in the Western Australian parliament, and that's the debate around the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, VAD for short. It has enormous public... - North Queensland (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to discuss tonight nine heroes and a marvellous team—a very large team—in North Queensland. But first I want to mention... - Coalition Government (1 speech)
There's some commentary about this government having no agenda, but let me tell you that this is not true. The coalition has at least one thing on its agenda, and that is to punish, stigmatise... - North Queensland: Insurance (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the insurance crisis in North Queensland which has been unfolding over the past six years of this government. For six years, this government has said that they will fix this... - Kashmir (1 speech)
Imagine seven million people in a landlocked valley confined to their homes, their phones dead and their internet blocked. They're up against the nationalist government of a mighty power, its... - Pretorius, Lewis (1 speech)
It is with great personal sadness that I rise tonight to note the passing of Launceston businessman and Rotary stalwart Lewis 'Lew' Pretorius on 10 August this year at the age of 77. Lew will be... - Palliative Care Tasmania (1 speech)
Before I start my speech tonight, can I also, as a past Rotarian, add my condolences and thank Senator Askew for that lovely speech about Lew Pretorius. Two years ago I campaigned successfully to... - Religious Freedom, Blair, Dr David (1 speech)
When Budi Sudarto came to Australia, he thought this to be a country that provided social and cultural protection for LGBTIQ people. Sadly, in recent times he's realised that this sense of safety... - Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
I would just like to share with the Senate an editorial that I wrote in the Sunday Territorian of 4 August 2019, and I take note of all the Australians who suffer from polycystic kidney disease,... - Queensland Government (1 speech)
People would be aware that the Queensland sugar industry is on its knees, yet the Queensland government is doing little to assist. In fact, it is contributing to the problem. The cost of... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Today is the Health Services Union's second annual Thank You for Working in Aged Care Day, a day to give thanks to and recognise the invaluable work of almost 200,000 people who work in the... - Subs in Schools (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a national extracurricular education program called Subs in Schools. Last Friday, I had the pleasure of participating in the South Australian state finals of the Subs in...
