Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the PwC tax leaks scandal and what this means for corporate Australia, what this means for the private sector and what the Albanese Labor government is doing to address the... - Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
It has been galling over the last couple of weeks to listen to a conga line of Labor members pathetically trotting out Daniel Andrews' talking points in defence of his decision to humiliate... - Racism (1 speech)
Everyone has the right to live without fear of racial abuse, discrimination and violence, but far too many people in Australia continue to suffer racial harm and trauma. People already... - Road Safety (1 speech)
Good on you, Senator Faruqi. There is no room for racism in any corner of this great society and home we call Australia. I stand beside you and other people of colour and, of course, our First... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
There is an arrogance emanating from the Albanese government, and it's really starting to manifest itself in the smug self-assurance that ministers in this place are the font of all wisdom. We... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Vulnerable Tasmanians are going without care because of a glitch in technology. It's something that should be an easy fix. Instead, it has seen participants in the National Disability Insurance... - Rheumatic Heart Disease (1 speech)
I'd like to speak about rheumatic heart disease and bring this disgraceful disease to the attention of the Senate, and to pay tribute to families who are fighting against this disease in our... - Corporate Governance (1 speech)
I believe this country has a significant problem when it comes to corporate crime, and I believe that the regulators are doing a very poor job of prosecuting people who are breaking our laws and... - Homelessness (1 speech)
Homelessness Week gives us an opportunity to pause and hear from the people experiencing Australia's housing crisis. It's time to listen to their stories and their unique perspectives to inform... - Macquarie Point Stadium (1 speech)
A decade ago the satirical ABC comedy Utopia joked about a planned infrastructure project in Tasmania so foolish, so wasteful and so misguided only a monorail around Salamanca wharfs could be... - Australian Parliament (4 speeches)
I rise with, I'm sure, the agreement of the Deputy Government Whip, Senator Ciccone, over there that there's no greater joy in the Senate than rising, impromptu, with a couple of minutes of... - Housing (1 speech)
I rise today to pose the question: what is it when you do the same thing over and over again expecting a different result? The answer, in the apocryphal quote from Einstein, is of course... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the Port Adelaide Football Club, a club that is so much more than a football club; it is a core part of the South Australian community and is a rich contributor to that... - Afghanistan (1 speech)
Next Tuesday, 15 August, will mark two years since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. For two years now people have been fleeing for their lives in the face of a humanitarian crisis... - Abortion (1 speech)
On Saturday 5 August, the Western Australian Minister for Health, Amber-Jade Sanderson, stated in the West Australian newspaper: There's no such thing as a failed abortion. There's no such thing... - Showcase WA (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise today to speak about Western Australia, the greatest state of this wonderful nation. Last night, in this building—and I know you were all rapt, because... - Indigenous Organisations (7 speeches)
Last week I wrote to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, and the PM, regarding an investigation into an organisation which operated under the purview of the Office of the... - Ukraine (1 speech)
As vice-chair of the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group, I've been working to identify areas where Australia can better assist Ukraine in the face of the humanitarian disaster... - Qantas (1 speech)
I ran into Qantas CEO Alan Joyce here in Parliament House earlier today. I'm told he's hosting a dinner tonight in his honour, although my invitation appears to have met the same fate as many... - Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children (1 speech)
I've spoken many times in the Senate about the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, but today I'd like to provide the Senate with a brief update about this... - Political Parties (1 speech)
They support freedom of speech by secretly colluding with big tech to censor on social media. They support freedom of religion by doing nothing to protect it, even when Christians are sacked from... - Western Australia (1 speech)
Figures released yesterday show that Western Australia has contributed $404 billion to the Australian economy. Put another way, that is 17.5 per cent of Australia's gross domestic product. What... - Northern Territory: First Nations Australians (1 speech)
This year I had the pleasure of visiting Alice Springs again to do my due diligence. This time I got to meet with Martin Dole, an assistant commissioner with the Northern Territory police and a... - Indigenous Health: Prisons, Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1 speech)
People in custody have a right to culturally safe and equitable healthcare services. They should be leaving prison in better health than when they entered the system, but the opposite is the... - Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
We had a very successful series of community events in support of the 'no' campaign for the Voice referendum in southern Tasmania during the parliamentary recess. I was very happy to host my... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (2 speeches)
I recently had the honour of participating once again in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, this time along with Senator Hume and Senator Hughes. I spent time on field with...
