Senate debates
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Women in Sport (1 speech)
When Australia's peak sporting body was asked for advice on whether sports should allow males to play women's competitions, why weren't their first questions: Is that fair for female competitors?... - StandbyU Foundation, Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited (1 speech)
I rise to put on the record my admiration and respect for two important groups in the Queensland community. One of them is based on the Gold Coast these days. It's called the StandbyU Foundation,... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Over the last few months I've been participating in the Senate inquiry into unlawful underpayment of employees' remuneration, otherwise known as wage theft. This inquiry is soon going to focus on... - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry (1 speech)
I recently rose in this place to tell the stories of two food delivery workers, Dede Fredy and Xiaojun Chen, who lost their lives on the job for Uber Eats and Hungry Panda. Since I last spoke on... - Consumer Safety (1 speech)
Earlier this year, three-year-old Brittney Conway swallowed a button battery. After weeks in the Queensland Children's Hospital and despite the best efforts of her doctors, Brittney died. Last... - Frecklington, Mrs Deborah (Deb), Queensland State Election (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about an extraordinary regional woman who grew up in the Wandoan region and now lives, with her husband and family, at Kingaroy. I speak of course of Deb Frecklington.... - Mining Industry: Goonyella Riverside Mine (1 speech)
Tonight I want to draw the Senate's attention to the plight of workers at the Goonyella Riverside Mine near Moranbah, in Central Queensland. Recently, BHP distributed a memo to workers at the...
