Senate debates
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
- Legacy Australia: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
Legacy Australia is celebrating its centenary this year. It is doing so by holding a torch relay beginning on the old battlefields of France and finishing in Melbourne. The relay celebrates 100... - Palestine: Nakba Anniversary (1 speech)
Monday 15 May will mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, the catastrophe that saw the violent expulsion of approximately three-quarters of all Palestinians from their homes and homelands by... - Defence (1 speech)
Tonight I want to make a short contribution on the Defence strategic review that was released last month. The government commissioned this review in the first 100 days after its election. It set... - Regional Queensland (1 speech)
It was good to get back on the road throughout this parliamentary break and go and see some regional towns in Queensland. It has been a long time since I've been out there, and in the last month... - Human Rights: Sri Lanka (1 speech)
The month of May is the most painful month for the Eelam Tamils. Eelam Tamils have endured 14 years of pain without any form of accountability from the Sri Lankan state, who committed the most... - Holocaust Remembrance Day, Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (1 speech)
During the month of April two incredibly important commemorations occurred in Brisbane in my state of Queensland. The first was the Holocaust Remembrance Day service, which took place on 16... - Tasmanian Honour Roll for Women (1 speech)
Throughout history women have been quietly going about their work. They have been the gatherers, the caregivers, the cheer squad, the homemakers, the breadwinners. Women play many roles. Every...
