Senate debates
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Deputy President: Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free... - Western Australian Liberal Party (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to make some remarks about the Liberal Party in Western Australia—the state opposition—and the ongoing and significant risk they pose to the health and wellbeing of... - Australian Workers Union (1 speech)
Twelve days ago, a full bench of the Federal Court, 3-0, brought to an end three years of desperate 'lawfare' by the Australian Workers Union in its attempt to shut down an investigation by the... - Amazon.com (1 speech)
The Christmas season is nearly here. Of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Australians will be buying gifts online this year. Many will be using Amazon Australia for the first time, a... - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight about the recent tragic deaths and serious injuries of food delivery workers in Sydney and across the country. We have seen a tragedy unfolding on our streets over... - Food Labelling (1 speech)
In Australia we have a health star rating system, which is a system designed to help consumers make healthier choices. It is a system of good intent. Currently, there are over 10,300 packaged... - Sheean, Ordinary Seaman Edward (Teddy), VC (1 speech)
Yesterday, Tuesday 1 December, was a somewhat special day to some but not to others. Seventy-eight years ago on the same day, Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean went down with his ship, HMAS...
