Senate debates
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
- Rotary International (1 speech)
Senator Molan was to have spoken today on the centenary of Rotary in Australia. Given Jim's absence, I am happy to undertake this task in his stead. I know that Rotary is an organisation that he... - Member for Bowman (1 speech)
Yesterday coalition MPs voted to keep the member for Bowman in the parliamentary roles that he had promised to stand down from. The fact that Mr Laming has gone back on his commitment to stand... - International Relations: China (1 speech)
Virendrasinh Bhosale is a sailor who, in December last year, was in a ship packed with Australian coal sitting waiting off the Chinese coast. He missed his five-year-old son at home. 'Every night... - Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
A significant period of my professional life, and now in parliament, has been dedicated to the cashless debit card program and working to improve the employment outcomes for disadvantaged people... - Kimberley Aboriginal Women's Council (1 speech)
I've no doubt that Senator O'Sullivan is very genuine in the comments that he makes, but the policy direction from this government on the cashless debit card is completely wrong, and it's an... - Budget (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I remind the Senate and all Australians that 24 years ago Pauline Hanson warned that Australia was heading to a place that we would not... - Forestry Industry (1 speech)
Today, the drums of democracy are beating loudly for our native forest industry as this week the full bench of the Federal Court upheld the appeal of VicForests against the action by Friends of... - Budget (2 speeches)
This budget is truly an underwhelming document, filled with promises that have no realistic chance of delivery. It's has been called the budget of nondeliverables, and I think it's a budget...
