Senate debates
Monday, 30 August 2021
- Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) Bill 2021; Second Reading (9 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) Bill 2021. At its heart this private senator's bill seeks to acknowledge a simple... - Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020; Second Reading (7 speeches)
[by video link] The Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020 comes before the parliament at a vital time, as the Australian community looks on with sadness and... - Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2021; Second Reading (7 speeches)
I rise to contribute to the debate on the Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2021. I indicate from the outset that Labor will support this bill. The Customs Tariff... - Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2021; In Committee (2 speeches)
[by video link] I will speak to the amendments offered by the Greens in the committee stage. Let me just firstly make an observation in relation to the legislation. I think what we have before us... - Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (10 speeches)
Labor supports this bill, the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, which does two things. It amends the Major Sporting Events (Indicia... - Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; In Committee (1 speech)
by leave—On behalf of the government I move the amendments (1) to (4) on sheet TK303 together: (1) Schedule 1, page 3 (before line 5), before item 1, insert: 1A Section 9 Before "In this... - Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
The Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 would make a number of largely administrative amendments to various acts of parliament relating to Federal Courts... - International Parliamentary Network for Education (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the approaching one-year anniversary of the founding of the International Parliamentary Network for Education. The network was launched last year, in September 2020, under the... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an issue I've risen to speak on in this place many times in the past—that is, the regulatory burden faced by financial advisers in Australia and the cost burden... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, for launching their Vax Facts campaign a few days ago. A campaign like this is sorely needed. Right now, we have low... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Today I rise with sadness to talk about the apathetic response that we have seen from the government when it comes to the terrors that were known to come forward in Afghanistan. It was a foreseen... - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and their so-called reporting of the temperature change in Australia since 1910, saying that the temperature has risen by 1.44... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
[by video link] The events in Afghanistan in recent weeks have been tragic, particularly the suicide attacks last week which not only killed dozens and injured hundreds but have also permanently... - Western Australia (1 speech)
You'd have to wonder what it is that Prime Minister Scott Morrison hates so much about Western Australians. Is it because we overwhelmingly supported Premier McGowan in the election in March and... - Cattle Industry (1 speech)
[by video link] On 25 August, the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association, ARCBA, wrote to all parliamentarians to highlight the failure of the Liberal, National and Labor parties in... - Willcox, Mr Andrew (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise to congratulate Andrew Willcox on winning preselection for the federal seat of Dawson. This isn't so much a win for Mr Willcox as it is a win for Mackay, the Whitsundays,... - COVID-19: Jobkeeper (1 speech)
Over the weekend there was a rallying of business leaders opposing attempts by this chamber to have disclosed the names of companies with a turnover of $10 million or more and the amounts of... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Almost 20 years ago, Australia was one of the first countries to join the United States-led intervention in Afghanistan, and our personnel stayed on to support the community's efforts to... - COVID-19: Jobseeker Payment (1 speech)
Yet another week has gone by with governments at all levels pretending that people on income support do not exist. Last week, ACOSS found that almost 90 per cent of people on the lowest incomes... - COVID-19: Small Business (1 speech)
We can all agree that the people on the front line of this pandemic have often been small-business people. These people have lost their incomes and their mental health. These are the barbers and... - Gladstone: Mining Industry (1 speech)
Labor has a clear plan for northern Australia. It's very simple: more jobs in more industries. Unlike our political opponents on the left and right, we think that there is room for jobs in... - COVID-19: State and Territory Border Closures (1 speech)
[by video link] As I raised in the Herald Sun today, public health restrictions which force children to remain separated from their parents must be immediately overturned. This sort of treatment...
