Senate debates
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
I take this opportunity in the Senate to reach out to the millions of Australians who supported the 'yes' vote for the referendum for a voice to the parliament to be enshrined in the... - Services Australia (1 speech)
Centrelink's performance has become worse under Labor. Over the last fortnight at Senate estimates I have challenged the government about this, and I have been angered and disappointed at what I... - Fitzroy Crossing: Floods (1 speech)
I've got a great story to tell, but before I do, a couple of days ago in here I referred to Senator Bridget McKenzie from the Victorian Nationals as the 'minister for rorts', and it's come to my... - Economy (1 speech)
Australia faces a leadership crisis. We have a crisis amongst our leadership with their intellect and with their integrity and—most notably in regard to their integrity—with their... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Australians know that I talk a lot about cover-ups that go on in Defence and the Department of Veterans' Affairs, but there is another agency which, if it were doing its job properly, would have... - Tourism Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of the Albanese government in the realm of foreign affairs and trade. Many Australians all over the country have seen the images of the Prime Minister meeting... - Meat Industry (1 speech)
The Australian meat industry is facing attacks on multiple fronts and most assertively from the plant protein lobby. From a quick glance at the websites of such companies as Food Frontier and... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
NDIS participants should be valued and respected as experts in their own experience and deserve to have their needs met under the very scheme that was designed to do just that. Healthcare... - Aviation Industry (2 speeches)
It's clear we need more competition in Australia to drive down prices and improve protections for consumers, not just in aviation but right across the board, everything from groceries to banking... - Housing (1 speech)
The biggest issue facing young Australians is housing. The Reserve Bank's decision to increase interest rates because of the Labor government's loose budget policy has meant that housing is going... - Inter-Parliamentary Union: 146th Assembly (1 speech)
Apparently a few in the financial services industry expressed some disappointment over, and noted, my absence at the last budget estimates. While budget estimates are usually somewhere I would be... - Gaza: Casualties (4 speeches)
This parliament is doing everything possible to avoid acknowledging the killing of thousands of civilians by Israel in Gaza. We will not let you forget. Your cowardice and shameful greenlighting... - Queensland: Bushfires (1 speech)
While there has been some good news in Queensland, with positive rainfall over the past few days, over the last week we've witnessed some shocking bushfires across Queensland, including on the... - Road Safety (1 speech)
Tomorrow is the national Road Worker Day of Remembrance, which strives to acknowledge road workers who have been killed or seriously injured at work. Road workers play an often unrecognised and... - Queensland: Judicial System (1 speech)
What has happened to the presumption of innocence? This was the criticism levelled at the media by the Sofronoff inquiry for broadcasting Brittany Higgins's version of events for years before the... - Queensland: Bushfires (1 speech)
It is one of life's cruel ironies and contrasts that fire can provide both life-saving comfort and unimaginable horror. The giver of warmth, light and energy is also a taker of all that we hold... - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1 speech)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, is a condition that can cause inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Young Australians are facing a crisis in accessing services to diagnose... - Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
This speech is part of the Raise Our Voice campaign where parliamentarians are asked to read speeches from our young people to ensure that their voices are heard in this place. My speech reads:... - Digital Economy (1 speech)
Before I begin my excellent presentation, I want to say hello to the kids upstairs from King's College, Warrnambool. Hello, kids! I hope you're doing well. Today's Optus outrage should act as a... - Universities (1 speech)
In the wake of another shocking interest rate rise, which shows the Albanese government has no plan to drive down inflation and address the cost-of-living crisis that so many Australians are... - Maugean Skate (1 speech)
The fate of the endangered Maugean skate is being blamed on fish farming, but the science is incomplete. The environment minister thinks that reducing fish farming in Macquarie Harbour is the... - Economy: Stage 3 Tax Cuts (2 speeches)
When I voted for the stage 3 tax cuts in exchange for getting Tassie's housing debt wiped, I said that if the economy was not travelling well in 2024 we would have to reconsider them; we would... - Stephen, Cr Strange (1 speech)
Across our great country, Australians are very, very well served by the many, many people who put their hand up for local government. I want to honour one of those great Western Australian local... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
I would like to provide an update to the chamber on the outage impacting customers using fixed-line mobile and broadband services over the Optus network today. It goes without saying that...
