Senate debates
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
- Western Australia: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Western Australians are wondering why it is that this new Labor government has deserted them. Why is it that this new Labor government has deserted them? During the course of this week, we will... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
They're resorting to props now, Mr Deputy President! Exactly three years ago this week I stood in this Senate and gave an emotional and angry speech about the sad and devastating decline of the... - Chidlow Progress Association (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Chidlow Progress Association on their 125th anniversary. Chidlow is a small, beautiful Perth hills community with a population of less than 2,000, in the federal... - FIFA World Cup (1 speech)
What a day for historic wins it was on Saturday! Not only did the Andrews Labor government secure a third term in Victoria but of course our Socceroos made World Cup history. For the first time... - Tasmania: Health Care (1 speech)
You tip up the container and there is nothing there—your medication is empty; you urgently need more. The local medical clinic has been closed for months and the closest ones are too full... - New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
I would like to thank everyone in this chamber and colleagues in the other place for the enormous support across the political divide in acknowledging the devastating floods across all of the... - Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today I want to amplify the words and hopes of one young Victorian who I represent. The Raise Our Voice Campaign helps turn up the volume of the voices of our young people and put on the record... - Housing (2 speeches)
Australians are living through a rental crisis. Today, yet again, we have confirmation that Hobart, in my home state of Tasmania, is the most unaffordable city in the country for renters. This is... - Digital Economy (1 speech)
Australian cities are becoming digital surveillance precincts, with so-called 'smart city programs' being rolled out across the country. Invasive technologies such as facial recognition cameras,... - Deep Sea Mining (1 speech)
Unreliable, weather-dependent solar and wind power has put a price tag on our oceans. The phrase 'blue economy' is used to soften the ugly truth that, to achieve Australia's transition to net... - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (1 speech)
I couldn't have segued into this conversation better. I thank Senator Roberts for doing that so eloquently for me. Today I want to talk about the importance of science, more notably the... - Reserve Bank of Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the importance of an independent Reserve Bank. Speaking at the annual CEDA dinner, just last Tuesday night, Dr Lowe argued that lifting wages to match inflation would... - Flight Centre, Emirates (1 speech)
Recently I was approached by a constituent who had to change flights for a overseas family holiday. He made the changes through Flight Centre, the same travel agency through which he'd booked the... - World AIDS Day (2 speeches)
This Thursday is World AIDS Day, a time to reflect on the devastating loss of over 40 million lives over the course of this 40-year epidemic, and a time to review our progress and renew our...
