Senate debates
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
G () (): I'd like to make some statements about the New South Wales election on Saturday. I think it is a very important opportunity for people across New South Wales to make a judgement for our... - Juvenile Arthritis (1 speech)
Some 3.6 million Australians of all ages are living with arthritis. Many of them are in fact children, and it is a leading cause of pain and disability in children. Arthritis is a musculoskeletal... - Gender and Sexual Orientation: Protests (1 speech)
It has been a very tough time for the trans community. This weekend we saw a vile alliance of hate between transphobes, Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists on the streets of Melbourne. Last... - Education (1 speech)
One of the great joys of my role as the shadow minister for education is to meet so many inspiring teachers and educators who are working so hard in our schools and university campuses to... - National Road Safety Action Plan (1 speech)
Earlier this year the Albanese government released the first National Road Safety Action Plan under the National Road Safety Strategy. The action plan focuses on delivering tangible, measurable... - Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
Labor's aspiring New South Wales Premier Chris Minns apparently had a bit of a problem on the campaign trail yesterday. His electric campaign bus, full of staffers and reporters, ran out of... - Energy (1 speech)
The latest report by the Australian Energy Market Operator, AEMO, confirms our worst fears—that Labor is driving Australia headlong towards a gas and energy crisis. This latest report... - Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise today to speak to the admirable works of nine religious leaders who have openly endorsed the Voice to Parliament and the 'yes' campaign. This referendum campaign will need the voices of... - Alice, Aunty (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the passing of a strong blak matriarch, Aunty Alice. She was a strong woman born on the rabbit-proof fence, and she spent her whole life fighting for First Nations... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
There's a famous saying in politics, and that is: 'Never let a good crisis go to waste.' There's an argument to be made that the bank failures we are seeing could be used as an excuse to usher in... - Criminal Code Act 1995 (1 speech)
As a boy I read as much as I could about Simon Wiesenthal. He was a survivor of Nazi concentration camps and he was a survivor of a Nazi death march. As a survivor of the Holocaust, he spent his... - Kids Helpline (1 speech)
I said I'd use my position in this place to elevate the voices in our communities. Today I want to share something with you from yourtown's Kids Helpline. They do really important work with young... - Queensland: Child Incarceration (1 speech)
I rise to speak about recent events in what they now call Queensland, where new laws have been passed to bring more and more young people into contact with the criminal legal system and be locked... - Tasmania: Midland Highway, Tasmania: Energy (1 speech)
I very much look forward to making my contributions in this little part of the Senate agenda for the day. My favourite topic is of course the state of Tasmania, which is what I'm going to talk... - Duncraig Senior High School (2 speeches)
I recently visited a class of year 11 politics and law students at Duncraig Senior High School, in my home state of Western Australia. Apart from an unwelcome reminder of how short I am, I was...
