Senate debates
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
- Bagdad Community Singers (1 speech)
I rise today with a tinge of sadness to pay tribute to the Bagdad Community Singers, a community choir that has spread song throughout southern Tasmania for almost 30 years. The group started as... - Housing Australia Future Fund (1 speech)
There are some comments from this morning I'd like to talk about. We heard the Liberal Party telling us that Labor's housing plan won't build any housing, which is a ridiculous statement. It is... - Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
No-one deserves to live in poverty, but you wouldn't know that from Labor's deliberate measures to keep people living well below the poverty line. If the reports this week are true, Labor is... - Boer War Memorial (1 speech)
The Boer War was our nation's first expeditionary war. Initially all six colonies provided troops between 1899 and 1900. Then, as a nation, we came together between 1901 and 1902 to support the... - Budget (1 speech)
I thank Senator Reynolds for her comments on commemoration of the Boer War and also recognise those who served during the Boer War conflict. It is an incredibly important thing for us to remember... - Artificial Intelligence (1 speech)
AI, or artificial intelligence, is becoming a big part of our lives, but it can also have some negative effects. Here are some reasons why AI can be bad. Firstly, job losses: AI can do tasks that... - Budget (1 speech)
Tonight Australia is expecting its first budget surplus in 15 years, and it's entirely due to the resources sector of this country. Unfortunately, the Labor Party does not want to recognise that... - Audit and Assurance Industry (1 speech)
I seek to draw the attention of the chamber today to a matter of national importance, and that's the integrity of the audit and assurance sector. In recent days it's become very clear PwC,... - Tasmania: Australian Football League (1 speech)
Last week the AFL finally announced that Tasmania would get licences for AFL men's and women's teams, but what should have been a day of unity and celebration for our state was tarnished. Instead... - Coronation Of His Majesty King Charles III (1 speech)
On 3 May, an official media release went out on the Prime Minister's letterhead. It announced a whopping $10,000 contribution to Friends of the Western Ground Parrot as a coronation gift to His... - Human Rights: Myanmar (1 speech)
Australia cannot allow the Burma conflict to become the forgotten conflict. A few weeks ago I took myself privately to India, to Delhi, and I thank those people that gave up their time to meet... - United Nations (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people that make up our one Queensland community, I draw the Senate's attention to the United Nations World Health Organization's current attempt at child... - People with Disability (1 speech)
No-one should ever be made to feel like their very existence is a burden or like their lives are the reason for the challenges that our country faces. The lead-up to the budget has been... - E-Cigarettes and Vaping Products (3 speeches)
Last week at the National Press Club we saw the Minister for Health and Aged Care get up and declare himself as Australia's new vape tsar. He pledged that he was going to stop kids vaping and... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The concept of the four-day week has been gaining significant traction globally due to the measurable effects on productivity and quality of life. Recently, Australian Services Union members at...
