Senate debates
Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
This is not my first speech. Small businesses across our country are struggling. Rising cost of living is not just limited to households; it affects small businesses just as much, particularly... - Sport: Netball (1 speech)
Following their triumph over England on Monday, I would like to congratulate Australia's Diamonds on becoming Netball World Cup champions for the 12th time. The World Cup win is emblematic of the... - Kimba, South Australia (1 speech)
Sometimes the right thing happens in politics. Today it has at Kimba in South Australia. Today the Labor government has walked away from the mistaken ill-conceived plan to put low and... - Tasmania (1 speech)
We all know that money is one of those things that is always in short supply be it for a household, business or, indeed, government, which is why I want to again reflect on something I asked... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The gig economy is changing the way we do things in Australia. It has turned our economy on its head. While the convenience that the gig economy has brought is beneficial to many consumers, we... - Middle East (3 speeches)
I rise to condemn the violent occupation of Palestine, the brutality of the colonial power that is Israel and their state-sanctioned murder of the Palestinian people. In 2022, Israeli forces... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
I'd like to talk about bringing people together, today in the Senate. Last week coral reef managers from 15 Pacific nations travelled to Cairns for an important inaugural event. The Great Barrier... - Yazidi Massacre: Sinjar (1 speech)
In August 2014, in Sinjar, which was home to the largest Yazidi community in the world at the time, Daesh—also known as ISIS or Islamic State—murdered at least 5,000 Yazidis. Those... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Former Chief of the Australian Defence Force Admiral Chris Barrie joined me and other parliamentarians this morning, calling on the Australian government to release a declassified version of the... - First Nations Australians: Schools (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the Albanese government, which has axed plans to build two remote boarding schools for some of the most disadvantaged Indigenous students in the country. This makes a mockery of... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people in our one Queensland community, it's my duty to ensure that our constituents get a fair go. Customers of the big four Australian banks are not getting a... - Natural Disasters: Response and Recovery Planning (1 speech)
There are three events that burn in the memories of Tasmanians. The first one is the tragedy at Port Arthur in 1996; there's the ship that hit the Derwent Bridge in 1975; and there are the 1967... - Ukraine (1 speech)
Yesterday in this place I called for the introduction of a Ukraine democracy defence lend-lease act. This would more efficiently and more cogently underpin Australia's long-term military and... - University Hubs (2 speeches)
The Universities AccordInterim Report, released last month, has estimated that by 2050 roughly 55 per cent of jobs will require a university degree. That means we need bold ideas right now to...
