Senate debates
Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Economy (1 speech)
As the recent budget and this government's own commentary around inflation have demonstrated, when it comes to running the economy, Labor just doesn't get it. It's like an episode from the... - Road Safety (1 speech)
Something very important happened this week in this building. There was a joint delegation of employer groups, businesses, employees, owner-drivers, gig workers, academics and the Transport... - Housing (1 speech)
Labor is feeding the one-third of Australians who rent to the wolves. Every single day, people in this country are getting that dreaded call, email or text letting them know that their rent is... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I was absolutely staggered this week to hear that Minister Linda Burney MP made the claim that the Voice would not give advice on Australia Day. I couldn't understand how she could possibly... - Housing (2 speeches)
Last night many Australians were sleeping rough in tents, in cars or even in doorways. Yet the Greens, knowing the urgent need for government investment in affordable and social housing, chose to... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
This morning in this place I tabled a petition from over 10,000 people—mostly Western Australians, but a few people from other states—calling on this federal Labor government to... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
The day of 8 June marked World Oceans Day, which was an opportunity to recognise the immense environmental, economic and cultural value of our oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef. I was... - Duggan, Mr Daniel (1 speech)
Daniel Duggan has now spent eight months and one day in prison, facing extradition to the United States. He was arrested on 21 October 2022 and since then has been in solitary confinement. In the... - Ukraine (1 speech)
On 6 June the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed, leading to widespread human, economic and environmental damage in the Kherson region. Ukraine's deputy foreign minister described the event as the worst... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
No matter what the Prime Minister and his ministers say, every day it becomes clearer and clearer that the Voice that's being put forward to the Australian people to vote on later this year is... - C40 Cities (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people who make up our one Queensland community, I draw the Senate's attention to C40 Cities, another campaign, from predatory billionaires who run the world,... - PricewaterhouseCoopers (1 speech)
At the moment, it seems that scarcely a day passes without some new revelation regarding the culture of conflict of interest, corruption and cover-up in the consulting industry. Late last week,... - Pricewaterhousecoopers (1 speech)
Last night, the Finance and Public Administration References Committee tabled its report, PwC: a calculated breach of trust. I have to say that I was somewhat bemused to see PwC's response to... - Employment (1 speech)
We know that the gig economy is both responding to and shaping our changing world. In many respects, that has been good for consumers, with cheaper services, greater choice and lower costs. But...
