Senate debates
Thursday, 9 November 2023
- Medicare (1 speech)
Our health system is critical. We should be able to rely on seeing a doctor, being able to get an appointment and, for those who cannot afford to pay, being bulk-billed for that appointment. Yet... - Human Trafficking (1 speech)
Today, I rise to speak on a very significant global milestone in the fight against orphanage trafficking. Sometimes in this place, success can take many years, but, ultimately, it is worth the... - Juvenile Detention (1 speech)
Children right across this country are being locked up in prisons and detention centres, despite all the evidence that shows that children's brains aren't in fact fully developed to form any type... - Employment, Ukraine (1 speech)
One of my jobs before I entered the Senate was as a training coordinator for the Australian Services Union. I also sat as a branch representative on two industry skills councils. These were a... - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Reserve Bank of Australia (1 speech)
Australia is very, very well-served by its parliamentary democracy and those independent regulatory institutions that support the work of the parliament. Conscious of this, I rise this evening to...
