Senate debates
Thursday, 3 August 2023
- South Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It was great to have the shadow minister for infrastructure and transport, Senator McKenzie, in South Australia over the winter break because it gave us the opportunity to meet with the Hahndorf... - Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement (1 speech)
Last month I had the honour of hearing from Maori and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business sector leaders at the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum in Wellington. My visited... - Higher Education: Physical and Sexual Harassment and Violence (1 speech)
Every student has the right to study in a safe, respectful environment without fear of being sexually harassed or assaulted. Every student deserves safety, yet far too many uni students come to... - Indie Schools (1 speech)
Today I want to add a voice of support for the Indie School network of schools across this country that do exceptional work for students who have been disengaged from the mainstream education... - Superannuation (1 speech)
During the first half of this year, I was fortunate enough to host an intern from the Australian National University's internship program. As part of the program, she investigated and reported on... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
At Defence budget estimates this year I asked a series of questions about the US Department of Defense threatening to trigger the Leahy law as an excuse to take administrative action on our... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I believe that in the run-up to this year's constitutional referendum it is extraordinarily important that the debate is conducted in a respectful, civilised fashion. But I also believe that the... - Bowel Cancer (1 speech)
During the last sitting period I met with Rachel, an advocate for Bowel Cancer Australia's, Never2Young campaign, and a mum of three from Deception Bay on the Brisbane's northside. Rachel was... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Leadership, to be effective, must be accountable, but the reality is accountability is too often missing in this place, and that is no more evident than in the government's refusal to hold to... - Northern Territory: Gas Exploration (1 speech)
As we know, the Albanese government has picked up where the Morrison government left off when it comes to gas and has committed $1.5 billion for a petrochemical facility on Darwin Harbour that... - Isolated Children's Parents Association (1 speech)
Imagine being a young parent living on a remote outback station and thinking about what to do for your children's education. It can feel very isolating, but it need not be. I recently had the... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (12 speeches)
Yesterday, in an interview with Patricia Karvelas on Radio National, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese misrepresented his party's support for a federal treaty with Indigenous Australians, and he... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The evidence of climate change is everywhere. Climate experts have deemed July 2023 the hottest month on record in all of human history. Wildfires are burning in Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Portugal,... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Since the last sitting of parliament, nine Australians have died at the hands of someone close to them through family violence. They have been shot, rammed, stabbed and bludgeoned. There remain... - Lawler, Mr Geoffrey Grahame (2 speeches)
I was very sorry to hear of the death of a wonderful trade unionist and champion of workers from country New South Wales, Geoff Lawler, on Saturday 8 July 2023. He was born in the Hunter Valley...
