Senate debates
Monday, 20 March 2023
- Independent Members of Parliament, Regional Funding (1 speech)
I rise to address some key misinformation that is out and about. As we all know, the voters of New South Wales go to the polls at the end of the week. This misinformation was out, loud and clear,... - Gender And Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
Respect and acceptance have long been core components of Australian culture, regardless of an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. Recent events in my home state... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
-YOUNG () (): I rise today to speak on the catastrophe that is unfolding in outback New South Wales right now, in the western part of that state: the environmental catastrophe on the... - Aukus (1 speech)
The coalition welcomes the announcement of the next steps in the AUKUS partnership. Put simply, US is good, UK is good, AUKUS is good and nuclear submarines are good. This is building on the work... - New South Wales Election (1 speech)
I rise today just to point out to the chamber the details of a sleazy preference deal that has been reached in New South Wales between the Liberals and the Greens. The deal, which has been kept... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
As a servant to the many amazing people who make up our one Queensland community I note that in the last few weeks we have seen with the failure of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank what is... - Air Force Association (1 speech)
At the end of last year I had the great pleasure of visiting the Australian Air Force Association, known as RAAFA, in Bull Creek. RAAFA is a fantastic organisation that offers retirement... - Defence Procurement: Submarines (1 speech)
Last week's AUKUS announcement marked a transformational moment for our nation, our Defence Force and our economy. The significance of this announcement to my home state of South Australia cannot... - Queensland: Housing and Homelessness (1 speech)
A report released today by the Queensland Council of Social Service confirms what anyone who's been paying attention already knows: Queensland is in a housing and homelessness crisis. The report... - Mineral Exports (1 speech)
BABET (—) (): The Labor and Greens coalition and the teal Independents are pushing a clean, green renewable energy fantasy that is going to bankrupt this nation. They will never be able to... - Let Women Speak (1 speech)
On Saturday a rally designed to let women speak was held in Melbourne, at which women's rights advocates and MPs like Victorian MP Moira Deeming spoke. The movement is rightfully concerned about... - International Women's Day (1 speech)
Earlier this month we celebrated International Women's Day, and as part of the Albanese Labor government I'm so proud that we are the first majority-female government in this country's history.... - Indigenous genocide (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the genocide this country is guilty of over the last 200 years and also the fact that in 2023 this country continues to commit genocide. The Labor government allows genocide... - Western Australian Government (1 speech)
Celebrate not! In Western Australia, we're at the halfway mark of the McGowan government's second term, and there is no cause for celebration. Western Australians have buyer's remorse after... - Parliamentary Friends of Nutrition (2 speeches)
It's been a great morning here at Parliament House. This morning I launched the Parliamentary Friends of Nutrition, and we heard from very passionate advocates from Dietitians Australia,...
