Senate debates
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Creating and retaining regional jobs are the most significant issues of our generation, which is why Labor is 100 per cent focused on ensuring that we meet this challenge. Employment of any kind... - Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the impacts that the low rate of Newstart is having on the mental and physical health of those accessing our social safety net. According to Mental Health Australia: People... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to report on an amazing experience that I shared with Linda Burney, the member for Barton, and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy a couple of weeks ago up in the Pilbara. We had the... - Aboriginal Traditional Medicine (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the increasing use of Aboriginal traditional medicine as a complementary service in Australian public health care. I want to first commend the unique work of Dr Francesca... - Western Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I was delighted recently to be able to join WA state Labor member for Bunbury, Don Punch, in his electorate. We had a terrific time discussing the importance of the manufacturing industry to... - Climate Change (1 speech)
As I rise tonight, I want to acknowledge that we are in a climate emergency. Our planet is headed for a level of global heating that will cause unimaginable devastation. We're going to see mass... - Anti-Poverty Week (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about poverty in our country during this Anti-Poverty Week. It is important to take time in this place to really remind ourselves just how tough some Australians are doing... - Disability: Bamboo Projects (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to celebrate the effort of an energetic and passionate young man, Chris Paterson, his wife, Kristy, and their family. The family... - Anti-Poverty Week (1 speech)
This week is Anti-Poverty Week. Here in the parliament it is vital that political leaders recognise that in a country as lucky as ours 13 per cent of Australians live below the poverty line. I... - Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation: 40th Anniversary, Sadadeen Primary School (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs on their 40th anniversary celebrations. Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation has been part of Alice Springs for 40 years,... - Whetton, Dr Penny (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the life of the late Dr Penny Whetton, who died suddenly in September this year. Penny was an amazing human being. She was a scientist, an artist, a nature lover, an... - Dyslexia (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on the hidden learning disability of dyslexia. This month I will be wearing a ribbon for the Dear Dyslexic Foundation to show my support for people with dyslexia,... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
When we talk about wage theft and worker exploitation in Australia, it's easy to quote the horrifying statistics and forget that this exploitation has a human face. Today I want to share the... - Middle East (1 speech)
I'd like to speak tonight about Australia's strategic engagement in the Middle East. Last week, Prime Minister Morrison was one of the few world leaders to defend US President Trump over the... - Martin, Mrs Gloria Harriett Evlyn (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to pay tribute to a lady well known to many in the Liberal Party in New South Wales: Gloria Martin, who passed away on 7 September at the age of 92 years. I was fortunate to see...
