Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
- Gas Industry (1 speech)
Last year the government made one of the biggest public policy mistakes I have seen in my four years in this place. That was to introduce draconian market intervention laws in relation to the gas... - Focussed Ultrasound Therapy (1 speech)
Imagine trying to sip a glass of water, eat a mouthful of food or type a text message while your hands are uncontrollably shaking. Essential tremor is a nervous system disorder which causes... - Toowoomba North South Transport Corridor (1 speech)
We're in the middle of a climate and an extinction emergency and yet development keeps being approved in areas of significant environmental importance. In my home state of Queensland, the... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Over the last 24 hours, two seemingly unconnected events have occurred. The first of those, yesterday morning in this place, was when Andrew Wallace brought before a number of my coalition... - Energy (1 speech)
Every morning, the LNP wake up and think about how they're going to pick a fight with this government and other governments about decarbonisation and the energy performance agenda. But they are... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
The government wants to tighten the tax rules on the petroleum resource rent tax—the PRRT. Labor wants to get a bit more tax from the gas companies. Senator Tyrrell and I and millions of... - Aukus (1 speech)
I rise to extend a very warm welcome to Perth to the USS North Carolina, the first US Virginia class attack submarine to visit the nation since the AUKUS defence agreement was announced in March... - Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Over the past month, I've been travelling across my home state and talking to regional Victorians about the up-and-coming referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice... - Pensions And Benefits (1 speech)
The robodebt scheme was one of the darkest chapters of Australia's social security system and, indeed, of our history. It caused devastating emotional and psychological harm to people across the... - Law Enforcement (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the beauty, strength and resilience of the queer community, my sister girls, brother boys, intersex and disabled siblings. I rise in solidarity against the police, the armed... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
Over the past few weeks, many Australians have received their most recent power bill, and for many it's been a real shock—no pun intended. I've been inundated with countless stories of the... - Local Government (1 speech)
I rise to note a South Australian council has decided to back the 'yes' campaign with ratepayers' money and to note the enormous backlash from ratepayers that has resulted. I refer to the Mitcham... - Homelessness (1 speech)
A recently released report from Homelessness Australia was appropriately entitled Overstretched and overwhelmed:the strain on homelessness services. It revealed a toxic combination of soaring... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
It has been 15 months and there have been two budgets since the Albanese government came to power. As I get around my home state of Tasmania, there is one thing Tasmanians have been asking this... - Australian Antarctic Division (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak about funding for the Australian Antarctic Division. Recently, certain media outlets have reported that the federal government is reducing the operating budget of the...
