Senate debates
Monday, 28 November 2022
- Iran (1 speech)
I've just come from a hearing into the Iranian regime. What we heard loud and clear is that this government is absolutely useless when it comes to taking action against authoritarian regimes. For... - Wages (1 speech)
The gig economy is both responding to and shaping our changing world. But, as the economy changes around us, too many workers are being left behind. Indeed, some of the global businesses... - Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (1 speech)
In the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, experienced union delegates admitted the Albanese government's union-inspired industrial relations legislation will likely increase... - Environment (1 speech)
I rise today to talk on the topic of greenwashing—a word that should have been made the word of the year. It is everywhere. It's in the products that we buy as consumers, it's in the... - Fitzroy Crossing: Petrol Sniffing (1 speech)
Part of my role running through the Kimberley is working closely with communities throughout the Kimberley, as Senator O'Sullivan would know from my work and his work in Fitzroy Crossing. Fitzroy... - Victoria: Election (1 speech)
At this morning's national prayer breakfast, a young Queensland servicewoman, a vibrant woman whose name I will post when it comes through, called on our leaders to show the power of love rather... - Veterans: Employment (1 speech)
Transitioning from defence life to civilian life can be a difficult process. Military service is a unique experience and it brings with it a range of skills that can help our veterans navigate... - Middle East (1 speech)
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is on 29 November, and I want to express my solidarity with them and acknowledge their inviolable rights. Demonstrating my solidarity... - Assange, Mr Julian Paul (1 speech)
It's the last week of federal parliament. It's the last week of federal parliament under a new Labor Albanese government. Sadly, and frustratingly, Australian Walkley Award winning journalist,... - Education (1 speech)
Senator Whish-Wilson, I agree with you. Julian Assange needs to be brought back home. Australian education is in crisis. We are failing our students. We are failing the next generation. In... - South Australia: Floods (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the rising floodwaters currently impacting my home area of the Riverland in South Australia. Modelling shows that the floods that are about to hit the Riverland are... - Tasmania: Housing (1 speech)
It has been three years since I had Tasmania's housing debt waived. I haven't regretted my decision for a minute. I do believe that we need to go back and look at the stage 3 tax cuts. If I had... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Each year, for the past decade, the Counting Dead Women Australia researchers of Destroy the Joint have documented the deaths of women killed by violence. Their interrogation of media, police and... - Rostrum Voice of Youth (1 speech)
Standing up in front of people and talking, whether it is for a job interview, lecture or conference, or even here in this chamber, can be daunting. The speaker must be calm, confident and... - Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
I rise in solidarity with Teri O'Toole and the Flight Attendants Association. Last week, more than a thousand Qantas domestic flight attendants voted on whether to take industrial action. A...
