Senate debates
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Members of Parliament: Conduct (1 speech)
On my desk in my office I have a little plaque which my husband made for me. Written on the plaque is a quote by Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher. It reads: When you speak in the... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Australia's aged-care system is in crisis. At the end of this week, the government is due to receive the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety report. It is long past time that this... - China (1 speech)
From Mandalay to Moresby, from Manila to Melbourne, an 'iron silk curtain' is forming. A Chinese silk curtain is plunging as a parachute of leaden control on sovereign free... - Great Barrier Reef: Environmental Monitoring (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the recent tabling of the reef water quality report card. I wanted to acknowledge the extraordinary work that has been done by farmers right along and through that catchment.... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
In September 2019, I stood in this place to deliver a statement about this government's plans to impose a cashless debit card on 23,000 people in the Northern Territory. I spoke about the depth... - Holgate, Ms Christine (1 speech)
In June 2017, following a global search, Christine Holgate was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Australia Post, a massive $8 billion organisation with around... - JobSeeker Payment (1 speech)
Yesterday the government announced a $25 a week increase to JobSeeker, which is mean-spirited, cruel and in fact insulting to jobseekers. At the same time they announced their 'DobSeeker', an... - Road Safety (1 speech)
In the couple of minutes that are available to me I want to put on the record—and it's a very sombre duty—that during the 12 months until the end of December 2020, 170 people died in...
