Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
- Tasmanian State Election (1 speech)
Just over a week ago Tasmania went to the polls and, for the first time in our history, a Liberal government has won three successive terms. I would like to congratulate Premier Peter Gutwein on... - Catherine House (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about a South Australian organisation that has changed many lives for the better. Catherine House provides services to women from right across the state. It is the only... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I rise tonight to share an account of a mother who is trying to survive on the cashless debit card. To protect her privacy, I'm going to call this mother Emma. In 2020, Emma was living in a... - South Australia: Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2020 (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak regarding the lamentable South Australian Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill and the equally lamentable social and moral trajectory of state parliaments all across this... - Middle East (1 speech)
I rise to speak on Al Nakba, and Senator Urquhart puts her name to these remarks. May 15 marks the day in 1948 which the Palestinians call 'Al Nakba', meaning 'the catastrophe', after which the... - Queensland: Water Infrastructure (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I want to relate my travels through the Flinders catchment area, which is the fourth-biggest river flow in Queensland. There is rich soil,... - Budget (1 speech)
After eight long years of this tired Liberal government, after eight long years of flat wages, after eight long years of rising job insecurity, Scott Morrison needed to deliver more than a budget... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
Last week I travelled to Gamilaraay land to hear from community members in Coonabarabran and Gunnedah living on the front line of coal seam gas expansion in the central west of New South Wales.... - Budget, Member for Dawson (1 speech)
We've been treated to the government's budget and I can't help but reflect upon last year's budget. The centrepiece of last year's budget was JobMaker. It was the first measure and it was the... - Regional Development Australia Illawarra (1 speech)
Regional Development Australia is an Australian government initiative that brings together all levels of government to support the development of regional Australia. Funded by the federal... - Tasmanian State Election, City Park Radio: 35th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the 2021 Tasmanian state election. Although the final result is yet to be determined, I believe that Tasmania has re-elected a Gutwein Liberal government. Unfortunately,... - Human Rights (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about human rights, both here in Australia and around the world, as has been my habit every Tuesday night on sitting weeks for a while now. The Australian Greens believe... - Women: Workplace Safety, Brain Cancer (1 speech)
All women deserve to be safe at work. That's something that shouldn't have to be said again and again, but it does need to be said. I'd like to share with the Senate information about an... - Cybersecurity (1 speech)
Last month the Australian government made a significant announcement in relation to cybersecurity threats to Australia. In a joint statement, issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister... - Budget, Costa, Mr Frank Aloysius, AO (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the 2021-22 Morrison government budget. This is a budget which leaves no Australian behind. This is the next stage of the Morrison government's economic recovery... - Australian Football League Women's, Israeli Declaration of Independence: 73rd Anniversary, Victoria: South-West Coast, Keely, Mr John (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about, amongst other matters, this year's highly successful AFL Women's season, the AFLW. After its cancellation last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the AFLW... - His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Mercy Community (1 speech)
With the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, we say farewell to a great man. For more than 80 years, Prince Philip served his country, our Commonwealth and the Crown. He was an...
