Senate debates
Monday, 21 November 2022
- Northern Territory: Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Recently, the ABC's Four Corners program highlighted the prevalence of homicide and domestic and sexual violence faced by Aboriginal women, particularly in places like the NT. While the ABC... - Amazon.com (1 speech)
I want to highlight to the chamber, and to anyone listening, that this week the SDA and the TWU are calling out the disgraceful behaviour of Amazon worldwide in this nation and around this... - Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today I'm going to read out a speech by 11-year-old Ida Adams from my home state of South Australia. In fact, she goes to primary school just around the corner from where I live in the Adelaide... - Human Rights: Myanmar (1 speech)
Meeting the human rights challenge across the world can at times be overwhelming, and sometimes it can be difficult to find progress. But last week we heard the fantastic news that Professor Sean... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Australian workers have suffered through a decade of declining wages and working conditions, and it is unprecedented. But this plague is not an act of God. It hasn't fallen from the sky; it is a... - World Economic Forum (1 speech)
In a previous speech, I called for Australia to reject the World Economic Forum's Great Reset and instead mount a 'Great Resist'. These were not idle words. Video is circulating online of World... - Qantas (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the people of my home town of Cloncurry and all the descendants of Qantas's founders for making this month's centenary of the first Qantas flight so remarkable and... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
I'm grateful for this opportunity to deliver a speech written by Keira Fuller, a 16-year-old from Western Australia, as part of the Raise our Voice program, and she says: Imagine what Australia... - Tibet (1 speech)
Today is an important day. It's Tibet Lobby Day. Tibetan delegates are in the building today, meeting with members of parliament from across the political spectrum to advocate for peace, for... - Victoria State Election (1 speech)
Do you want to know how desperate Daniel Andrews is? I'll tell you how desperate. He has taken to labelling his political opponents Nazis and racists—that's how desperate. Now, when Andrews... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
If you've been paying attention you will have noticed the term 'myocarditis' and 'died suddenly' have featured a lot. We know that myocarditis and pericarditis are two heart inflammation... - Tasmania: Self-Help Workplace (1 speech)
Doing this job, you come across some wonderful people doing really great things. It makes your heart warm and fuzzy. I had one of those moments last week, when I went to visit the Self Help... - Qatar: Human Rights (1 speech)
Thank you to the amazing Acting Deputy President, Senator Allman-Payne. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off today in Qatar, human rights advocates, players, fans, football associations, migrant... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Last week I had the privilege of attending COP 27 in Egypt as part of a delegation of coalition members of parliament, thanks to the Coalition for Conservation. In what was an incredibly... - HMAS Sydney (II) (2 speeches)
On 19 November 1941, 645 sailors lost their lives on HMAS Sydney (II) while it was defending Australia. The ship was sunk by the Kormoran, a German merchant raider. On the weekend, I was able to...
