Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
A fresh start for Australia: that is what the Albanese Labor government is comprehensively delivering by enshrining Jobs and Skills Australia as a permanent body this week. We are converting... - Walk for a Veteran (1 speech)
On 29 July, I stood in the darkness of the early morning at the foot of the Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club and listened to the waves roll in. I was awaiting first light and preparing myself to... - O'Byrne, Mrs Colleen (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge and pay tribute to Colleen O'Byrne, an extraordinary mentor, friend and life member of the Australian Labor Party, who passed away at the age of 80 on 2 July. I attended... - Invasive Species Management (1 speech)
We have the Labor Party to thank for the introduction of cane toads into Queensland and Australia, and it looks like we're going to have the Labor Party to thank for the infestation and the... - Tumbers, Mr Michael Frederick Hugh (Mick) (1 speech)
Michael Frederick Hugh Tumbers, a leader of the South Australian labour movement across five decades, sadly passed away recently at the age of 78. Mick was a true comrade. There is no-one you... - Workplace Bullying, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault (7 speeches)
The Albanese government claims to champion the victim, but as time goes by it's becoming more and more evident that this Prime Minister and his colleagues in both chambers have been up to their... - Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
If you were to ask Australians who they least trust to decide what is true or false, government and big tech would be at the top of the list. There is very little more chilling to the concept of... - Homelessness Week, Climate Change (1 speech)
In recognition of national Homelessness Week, I would like to share a story from someone who contacted my office who is part of a growing cohort of homeless people. Sadly, this story is about... - Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
Last week I spoke about a very disturbing piece of proposed legislation which has been released in exposure draft, namely the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and... - Medical Countermeasures Consortium (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people who make up our one Queensland community, tonight I speak to an aspect of COVID-19 I haven't raised before. Information now in the public domain... - Tasmania: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Did anybody watch the story at the end of the 7.30 Report last night? It was an absolute beauty. Watching this report, I learned that over the last 20 years our biggest infrastructure projects... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on a topic that I've spoken on in this place a number of times, and that is the impact of the Labor Party's decision to ban the live export of sheep on my home state of...
