Senate debates
Monday, 11 September 2023
- Coal Exports (1 speech)
Over the weekend, the Prime Minister went to India and sold Australian jobs out. While there, he told his Indian counterparts that Australia's exports of coal and gas will wane and instead we're... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
The River Murray is the lifeblood of my state of South Australia, and its health is an existential question for my state, because the river's future will determine South Australia's future. The... - Swift Parrots (1 speech)
Last week, on Threatened Species Day, the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced a new recovery plan and $1.3 million of funding for the swift parrot. You'd think, with an announcement... - Geeveston Community Centre (1 speech)
I rise today to express my sincere gratitude to the people who work and volunteer in our community centres. I would specifically like to talk about my most recent visit to Geeveston, just south... - Education: Funding (1 speech)
The Minister for Education, the Hon. Jason Clare, has recently said: Australia has a good education system, but it can be a lot better and a lot fairer. I have to say that with this minister I... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people who make up our one Queensland community it's my job to raise issues that matter to constituents. Minister Plibersek has hijacked the Murray-Darling... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
This is a government addicted to spin. We saw over the weekend Treasurer Jim Chalmers out and about backgrounding media—crowing, in fact—about wage increases. Australians have never... - Caravanning (2 speeches)
This week I was proud to announce my intention to start the parliamentary friends of caravanning group here in Parliament House. This new cross-partisan group, led by me and Scott Buchholz MP,... - Human Rights: Iran (2 speeches)
This Saturday 16 September will mark one year since the tragic death of Iranian woman Jina Mahsa Amini. On 13 September 2022, Jina was visiting Iran's capital, Tehran, from her home town in the... - Electric Vehicles (1 speech)
To all the Australian farmers, miners and tradies out there, I'd like to welcome you to the dystopian world of net zero—a world brought to you by the Liberals, the Nationals, Labor and the... - COVID-19: Testing (1 speech)
In the last Senate estimates, I asked the Therapeutic Goods Administration if they could tell me which part of the coronavirus genomic sequence they used to indicate that someone was positive to... - Tasmania: Youth Volunteer Army (1 speech)
What do the local footy club, agricultural shows and charity op-shops all have in common? They all rely on volunteers to operate. We know that volunteering has been on the decline over the past... - Non-Resident Nepali Association (1 speech)
On 2 September this year I attended the national conference of the Non-Resident Nepali Association, the NRNA, in Parramatta. The NRNA has been established for some time to bring together the... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
Finding a medication that works well for you and stabilises your condition is vital for someone living with a chronic illness. Having access to that medication can literally be life changing.... - Workplace Relations: Qantas (2 speeches)
On Wednesday morning, the High Court will hand down its decision on the case of 1,700 Qantas ground staff who were sacked in the middle of the pandemic. Despite the Federal Court twice finding...
