Senate debates
Monday, 6 November 2023
- Economy (1 speech)
I return to this place from my home state of Western Australia having spent many, many hours out in the community, at the recent Diwali festival at Langley Park, talking to businesses in rural... - Daylesford: Motor Vehicle Crash (1 speech)
Many in the chamber will have heard about yesterday's tragedy at the Daylesford Royal Hotel. I'd like to join the Prime Minister, local member Catherine King and all who have expressed their... - Israel (1 speech)
I stand here today alongside the millions of Australians and the hundreds of millions of people around the world calling for a ceasefire. I want to reiterate the condemnation of the war crimes of... - Health Care (2 speeches)
Over the past 18 months, the Albanese Labor government has continually labelled the crisis engulfing primary health care as everybody else's problem. It was the responsibility first of the former... - Senate Estimates (1 speech)
As a servant to the many different people who make up our one Queensland community, in my criticism of this and previous governments I often use the word 'accountability'. Here's why. When I was... - Myanmar (1 speech)
Several years ago, long before I was elected to this place, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Myanmar for the launch of Walk Free, a movement to eliminate modern slavery. Myanmar is a... - Queensland: Bushfires (1 speech)
Bushfires don't discriminate. They wreak havoc in regional and rural communities, taking livestock and razing homes, and in tragic circumstances they can even take people's lives. These... - Voting Age (1 speech)
Last week my office had the privilege of hosting year 10 student Audrey for work experience, and I would like to share her words on an issue that she is passionate about. When I was kid and I was... - Healthy Masculinity (1 speech)
The Labor government recently announced $3.5 million in funding for what it calls the 'healthy masculinities project'. It is to help teenage boys to be the right kind of masculine, a bit of a soy... - Jeffriess, Mr Brian, AM (1 speech)
I'll change gear a little bit. I'd like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a hero of the seafood industry in the state of South Australia by the name of Brian Jeffriess AM. He is retiring... - Northern Tasmania: Liberal Party (1 speech)
At home, we've all seen the news: the member for Braddon in the other place wants the member for Bass out of the party. Allegedly, the member for Braddon issued an ultimatum to the Tasmanian... - Gambling Advertising (1 speech)
According to the newspapers, the Minister for Communications will be announcing reforms to gambling advertising soon. Important to remember is what we're trying to fix here. On a per capita... - Human Trafficking (1 speech)
As an Australian parliamentary representative to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, last month I had the honour of attending its 147th assembly in Angola. While there was a lot of global turmoil... - Australia: Bushfires (2 speeches)
For months now, the government has been preparing for a difficult bushfire season. All around us, we can see it has now arrived. On Saturday, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services confirmed the...
