Senate debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
- Heart of Australia (1 speech)
During the winter break I undertook a rural and regional listening tour of my home state of Queensland. While in Emerald, I had the pleasure of visiting one of the teams of Heart of Australia... - Queensland: Goss Government (1 speech)
Next Monday, 2 December, marks 30 years since the election of the Goss government in Queensland. Whilst there will be an element of sadness, as Wayne's passing means we won't be able to recognise... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (3 speeches)
It has been nearly a month since the national broadcaster, our ABC, broadcast comments on its flagship show Q&A which promoted the use of violence as a political tactic. At the time those... - Australian War Memorial (5 speeches)
The Australian War Memorial is a vital national space of learning and of reflection. It is where our community pays its respects to those who have lost their lives in conflict, shares stories... - Dubbo (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about my recent trip to the great inner New South Wales city of Dubbo, located in the very vast seat of Parkes, for which I have the privilege of being Labor's duty senator.... - Boochani, Mr Behrouz (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the politics of hope. In February of this year I moved a motion co-sponsored by Senator McKim and agreed to in this chamber, congratulating Kurdish-Iranian... - Asbestos Awareness Week (1 speech)
Firstly, I'd like to thank Senator Dean Smith for ceding his time to me today. He was very generous and willing to do so, noting the topic of my statement and the fact that it is Asbestos... - Violence Against Women (1 speech)
I'd like to share with the Senate some more thoughts in relation to this week and preventing and eliminating violence against women. Sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence began... - Myanmar (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to bring to the attention of the Senate and bring to the attention of the Australian government a very important human rights issue in Myanmar. That issue goes fundamentally... - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (2 speeches)
I want to talk about the contribution of the Greens political party on the 10th anniversary of the Labor government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill. We on this side of the chamber...
