Senate debates
Monday, 27 March 2023
- South Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge a historic moment in this nation's history: the establishment of the inaugural First Nations voice to parliament in my home state of South Australia. Yesterday, during... - Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
The announcement earlier this month by the federal Treasurer that the Commonwealth Grants Commission is currently undertaking a review of the GST distribution has put a shudder through the entire... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Tonight I want to speak on the recent IPCC report, specifically about the impacts of climate change on first nations people. First nations people not only in Australia but across the world have... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge at the outset the multiple, varied and plural views that we hold in this society. From whatever quarter we come from, from whatever ethnic or cultural background we hold, it...