Senate debates
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Road Safety (3 speeches)
It's timely that I speak on one of my favourite subjects. Everyone in this building knows—everyone knows!—my passion for the Australian transport industry and our supply chains.... - Parliament (9 speeches)
As I rise today, I note that tomorrow is the last day of my first 12 months, my first season, down here. Honourable senators: Happy birthday! I'd like to thank the people of New South Wales for... - Abortion, Universities: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault (1 speech)
Today the Western Australian parliament will introduce laws to remove significant barriers to accessing abortions. As the last remaining state jurisdiction with elements of criminality around... - NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
We're one step closer to finally recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our nation's founding document—here's hoping; fingers crossed—after the Senate passed the... - Ipswich: Waste Management (1 speech)
As is usual, I can't resist complimenting Senator McCarthy on her contribution. I can't imagine how proud those elders would be of you, and especially the way you conduct yourself. As I have... - Housing (1 speech)
I want to begin my contribution this afternoon by thanking each and every one of the Greens volunteers across the breadth of this ancient continent who have come together in the last months to be... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
I rise today to address the present economic challenge that's hitting hardworking Australians right in the pocket: the relentless rise in the cost of living and inflation. Those in the corner,... - Education Standards (1 speech)
Despite a 60 per cent increase in schools funding over the last two decades, we have continued to see a decline in school standards. Making sure the education system is well resourced is vital,... - Recreational Cannabis, Civil Liberties (1 speech)
Around the world, countries are moving to legalise recreational cannabis. Recreational cannabis is already legal in Canada, Uruguay, Malta, 23 states of the United States and Thailand. Here at... - Freedom of the Media (2 speeches)
I rise to bring to the chamber a concerning story that calls into question press freedoms in Australia. Matt Abbott is a globally renowned photojournalist. He has worked with major Australian... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Like most Australians, I am strongly in favour of recognition for Indigenous Australians in our Constitution. As I've said, I think most decent-minded Australians are. It is simply the right... - Housing (4 speeches)
In my first speech in this place, I said: I do not know what it will take to end homelessness, but I want it gone. I knew I was elected to be part of a Labor team that took this issue seriously... - Parliament House: Staff (1 speech)
The safety of our parliamentary workplace was rightly in the spotlight last week. The Senate heard much about the need to make this place safer, with parliamentarians on both sides getting on... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
The Voice proposal is putting Australia at risk, and Australians are recognising it. This is all the more evident through the words that we've heard from Mr Thomas Mayo, a prominent Voice... - Neal, Mr Alfred, OAM (1 speech)
Canecutter, bush lawyer, pioneering unionist, local councillor, Medal of the Order of Australia recipient, Kuku Djungan elder, great-great-grandfather—Mr Alfred Neal was all of these things... - Education (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and of Australia and as a grandparent, I stand in defence of a child's right to innocence. Intentionally misleading children hurts and corrupts children,... - Regional Australia (1 speech)
Two minutes is not actually long enough to list the evidence of disregard that this government has for people living in rural, regional and remote Australia. Their actions since coming into... - Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
I've just come from a wonderful event hosted by the Parliamentary Friends of MND Group, of which I am a proud co-chair, along with Mr Alex Hawke MP from the other place. During the event,... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
Just last week it was revealed that an unknown number of disused gas wells in 26 locations in my home state of Western Australia—in the Legendre gas field, which is 105 kilometres north of... - Pornography (1 speech)
Pornography is a multibillion dollar industry, and porn harms children. After decades of experimenting, our society has reams of research on the poison of pornography. Here's what we know. Porn... - Human Rights: Ottoman Empire (1 speech)
I start by saying that an accurate reflection of history is essential in our world for a better future. Accurately reflecting on the events of the past and making sure that we have a proper... - Early Childhood Health Care (1 speech)
We're supposed to have world-class health care in Australia. Instead, we're putting newborns at a disadvantage before they've even had a chance to start their lives. When a child is born, they... - Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
A 'no' outcome is a win for the black sovereign movement. We say 'no' to assimilation. Our objectives are truth, treaty and justice. This can only be achieved through real self-determination,... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
To Australia Day or not to Australia Day? That is the question. But not if you're Labor, and not if you're Minister Burney or Prime Minister Albanese. They don't know whether the issue of... - Housing (3 speeches)
On Tuesday, we saw the unholy 'no-alition' of the Greens, Liberals and Nationals voting against Labor's $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund, depriving the most disadvantaged in our...
