Senate debates
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- Paradise Dam (1 speech)
Look at all the Labor Party senators running out of the chamber because they know I'm going to be talking about Paradise Dam, which is the greatest infrastructure failure in the history of... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
This week in the parliament the Morrison government are returning to their happy place: cutting workers' wages. In the Liberals' happy place it is always time to cut workers' wages: economy going... - Mental Health (3 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak on the outcomes in the form of a declaration of the Mental Health Services Learning Network, or TheMHS, pre-conference consumer forum, 'Share our Power', this year hosted... - Women in Sport (1 speech)
Last year at Senate estimates I asked Sport Australia, the nation's peak sporting body, if strength, stamina and physique are relevant attributes in rugby union, Australian Rules football,... - Members of Parliament: Staff (1 speech)
I've spoken in this place previously about sexual harassment in the workplace, and it grieves me that I need to speak about it again. It's got to stop; it's got to be stopped. This abject failure... - Iraq War, Assange, Mr Julian (1 speech)
Today, 16 February, is known as the day the world said no to war—to the Iraq War. It is still considered the largest protest action in history. Over 10 million people in 600 cities across... - Conservatism (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak in relation to the worrying trend of incursions into common sense, values and decency at state level across our nation. On occasion I'm asked what drew me into public... - Paper Manufacturing, Recreational Hunting (1 speech)
When I first came into this place, in my first speech I spoke about the values that my parents instilled in me and how they would be my touchstone through my time representing the people of... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The Morrison government's industrial relations omnibus bill will make job security worse. That's not all the government are going after. They are using the pandemic as a disguise to launch a... - Indigenous Youth Justice (1 speech)
I rise to contribute to this adjournment debate. In August, the Premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said that the government that she leads is committed to developing a treaty with our... - Scarr, Senator Paul (1 speech)
I rise tonight to reject a statement made recently in this place by Queensland Senator Scarr, who cynically used the protection of parliament to impugn the integrity of a former parliamentarian,... - Tzu Chi Foundation (1 speech)
I bring to the attention of the Senate the incredibly valuable work of the Taiwanese Buddhist international humanitarian organisation Tzu Chi and its founder and spiritual leader, Dharma Master... - Pell, Cardinal George, AC (1 speech)
There are various reasons to remember 7 April 2020—the drama of the High Court acquittal and later the dramatic film taken by helicopter of Pell's release from 12 months of solitary... - Myanmar: Human Rights (1 speech)
As the Australian Greens spokesperson on foreign affairs, I rise to speak out about human rights violations wherever they occur, because we believe that universal human rights are fundamental and...
