Senate debates
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Skill Shortages (2 speeches)
Last night's budget delivers the plan the Australian people voted for. This budget is right for the times and ready for the future. Our budget will do three things: provide responsible... - Budget (1 speech)
Yesterday the new Labor government handed down its first budget. This budget had some very welcome measures, such as the measures of our natural disaster relief and changes to paid parental... - Wages (1 speech)
Tomorrow, the Albanese government will introduce a bill to address the greatest challenge Australia faces: the decade of systematic wage decline that the Liberal-National governments have... - Orphanage Trafficking (1 speech)
It's always good to be able to stand in this place and provide good news to the chamber, and today I rise to do exactly that, on a significant milestone in the global fight against orphanage... - Health Care (1 speech)
Brighton is getting a walk-in health clinic. We pushed the heart of this through the election campaign, so I give a huge shout-out to my buddy Troy Pfitzner, who ran with us for Lyons. He was out... - Heavy Vehicle Rest Areas (2 speeches)
It gives me great pleasure to rise today to talk about something I'm very passionate about, which is heavy vehicle rest areas or truck bays. A lot of people in suburban Australia would have no... - Smith, Sir David Iser, KCVO, AO (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the sad passing and also the very significant life contributions of a great Australian, Sir David Smith. Sir David died in August at the age of 89. For many, both here in... - Budget: Education (3 speeches)
I rise to speak today about the crisis in funding in our public schools. Private schools funding across the forward estimates will now be $1.7 billion more than the amount Scott Morrison... - Budget (1 speech)
Nine years under the LNP government have set a very low bar, so Labor's budget is better than we have had for a long time, but there is so much more that could have and should have been done to... - Deakin Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Last night we heard the federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, deliver his first budget. He delivered a solid and sensible budget, one that delivers for the Australian people—where the Australian... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
Later today a billboard will go live in Rockhampton with the words, 'Start the projects, stop ALP politics; Rockhampton needs the ring road to proceed'. This has been organised by local... - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (1 speech)
ADHD significantly impacts the lives of around one in 20 Australians, and yet it remains fundamentally misunderstood. The medical profession fails to recognise it properly, and last night's... - Tamar Valley Writers Festival (1 speech)
The Tamar Valley in Tasmania's north is home to a successful wine-growing area and a multitude of agribusinesses, but this fertile region is also where the Tamar Valley Writers Festival is based.... - Human Rights: Iran (1 speech)
The death of Mahsa Amini has shocked the world but it probably hasn't surprised it because we know that women in Iran live daily in a regime that clearly does not see or value them as equal. The... - Thorpe, Senator Lidia (1 speech)
Later today I will be moving an attendance motion. This motion will call on Senator Thorpe to attend this chamber and give a full explanation as to why she, as a voting member of the Law... - Davey, Mr Paul, AM (2 speeches)
I rise to note the passing of a stalwart of the Nationals, Paul Davey AM. A self-described 10-pound Pom, his decades-long contribution to our party began when he left the ABC to join the staff of... - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (1 speech)
At the beginning of the week, on Monday 24 October, we had World Polio Day, an occasion aimed at drawing global attention to the importance of continued international commitment to polio... - Turvey, Cassius (1 speech)
Today I rise for a 15-year-old First Nations child, Cassius Turvey. Cassius Turvey was a loved member of the Noongar community who ran his own lawn-mowing business and would let community members... - State of Israel (1 speech)
When your foreign policy is being praised by terrorists, you might want to rethink it. That's exactly what the Albanese government should do regarding their snap decision to no longer recognise... - Budget (1 speech)
Having looked through the budget documents last night, in looking through budget paper 2 and the glossies, it's very strange that the missing piece here is a plan to promote private investment... - Tasmania: Floods (1 speech)
It's been a really difficult few weeks for Tassie. Hundreds of homes and businesses have been hit hard by the floods. To everyone affected, my heart goes out to you. Tammy and I are here to help... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Today I want to speak to both the federal government's and also the Victorian government's decision to open up vast amounts of sacred whale sea country near the 12 Apostles for exploration... - Northern Territory: Environment (1 speech)
I recently had the honour of hosting the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton, in the Northern Territory. I aimed to show him firsthand the challenges we face, which I'm grateful for,... - Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (1 speech)
The Australian government has a strong commitment to Antarctic science, and the budget handed down last night included over $900 million in funding over the forward estimates for the Australian... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2 speeches)
Yesterday we saw the Treasurer deliver a solid and responsible budget that draws the line under the drift, decline and decay of a decade of the coalition in government. Of particular note for...
