Senate debates
Thursday, 4 August 2022
- Queensland: Trade Unions (1 speech)
I believe in freedom of association. I believe in the right of Queensland nurses and Queensland teachers to choose who represents them in the workplace. Therefore, I am absolutely appalled at the... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
It's nice to follow Comrade Scarr after his passionate embrace of unionism. I join the Senate today as the Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef on an incredibly important day for the reef.... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
ALLMAN-PAYNE () (): The world is in the process of transitioning away from fossil fuels towards a decarbonised economy fuelled by renewable energy. Coal is on the way out already, and we must... - Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the repeal of the cashless debit card, which is used by over 4,000 fellow Western Australians in both the goldfields and the east Kimberley. Anyone—anyone—who has... - Landcare Week (4 speeches)
This week is Landcare Week, and I'm pleased to make a contribution about a cause and organisation that is close to my heart. - Aged Care (1 speech)
This is not my first speech. The cost of everything is going up—lettuce, fuel, your mortgage repayments. It's tough out there to make ends meet. Do you know what isn't going up, though?... - Brisbane Olympic Games (1 speech)
If the new Treasurer and finance minister genuinely want to protect the budget, they will ensure that the Brisbane Olympic Games sporting infrastructure body that was part of the fifty-fifty... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
It was just over 10 weeks ago that the people of Australia voted for change—voted to put the heart and hard work back into government. Just 10 weeks ago, new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... - Australian Defence Force: Review, India: Jammu and Kashmir (1 speech)
This week the government announced a review into the Australian Defence Force, but we don't need a review to tell us what we already know. Former chief of the ADF Chris Barrie has made it clear... - Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 (1 speech)
This has been a history-making week. Today the House of Representatives passed the government's climate change bill, legislating for the first time a 2030 and a 2050 target. Yesterday, the House... - Register of Members' Interests (1 speech)
I rise to pass on my extraordinary congratulations to the Australian Labor Party and the Greens—and no, Mr Acting Deputy President Smith, I haven't lost my mind, arguably! Yesterday both of... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
The Australian Institute of Marine Science annual report has found that the Great Barrier Reef central section and northern section now have record coral cover. A natural event, a crown-of-thorns... - Working Women's Centres (1 speech)
Like so many women across Australia, including women here in this chamber, I've experienced sexual harassment in more than one workplace. I know firsthand that when such a thing happens there's... - Alcohol Abuse (1 speech)
or NAMPIJINPA PRICE () (): In 2007, prior to what was declared an emergency in the Northern Territory, alcohol and sexual abuse were put on a national platform, shocking the rest of the nation.... - Transport Industry (5 speeches)
More than one thousand people have died in truck crashes since the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was abolished by the Liberal-National government in 2016. There's a whole lot of blood on the...
