Senate debates
Thursday, 27 October 2022
- Tuart Place (1 speech)
In the Senate today I want to share some meaningful thoughts from a rally I attended in Perth for Tuart Place. Tuart Place, of which I'm proud to be a patron, supports survivors of institutional... - Budget: Women (1 speech)
Today in this place we launched the Women's Budget Statement, a feature of the budget which has been missing for a decade since former Prime Minister Abbott appointed himself Minister for Women... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I would like to talk about the question of roster justice, an issue that affects so many Australian workers, one we have heard so much about in our Select Committee on Work and Care. We all use... - Western Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
Five long years of the McGowan government have driven the Western Australian healthcare system to breaking point. Labor inherited a world-class system from the Liberal Barnett government: a $7... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
If there's one thing we can all agree on, it is that Aussies have been doing it absolutely tough. Australian workers have suffered through nine years of wage decline, and we've suffered a decade... - Australian Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program (1 speech)
It hasn't been easy for our local wine producers these last few years. They've been trying to grow their businesses, but how can they? There have been COVID lockdowns and low tourism. There have... - Energy (1 speech)
SCARR (—) (): Senator Reynolds, I'll give you a call as well next time I'm in Tasmania! In the lead-up to the last federal election Labor made a promise, and I'll quote it. This is from... - Victoria: Floods (1 speech)
Sadly, the floods continue to have a severe impact right across the eastern states of Australia and in my home state of Victoria. The Australian government has moved very quickly to provide... - Budget, New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
These are just three of the messages my office has been sent in the lead up to the budget: I've used pliers to rip out a fractured tooth because I didn't have the money for the dentist. I can... - Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill, Senate Committees (1 speech)
Yesterday, it was a huge honour to be in the chamber as the Senate passed the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill. This is a hugely important reform that will help... - Budget (1 speech)
Thanks to Labor, Australia is facing a cost-of-living crisis. It was always clear that they were devoid of an economic plan, but this has been reinforced by a forgettable, empty, nothing budget.... - Beef Industry (1 speech)
Australian beef and, best of all, Queensland beef are here to stay as Australia's main source of protein. A recent CSIRO paper published in the journal Animal, found that pasture fed beef... - Gladstone Hospital (2 speeches)
LMAN-PAYNE () (): The right to quality and accessible health care in this country should not be a postcode lottery. Health care is a right and it should be afforded equally to all. However, we... - Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
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