Senate debates
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
- Postcards to the Front (1 speech)
Tonight I want to provide the Senate with a brief update on the Postcards to the Front campaign, which I've spoken about in this place previously. To remind senators, Postcards to the Front is a... - Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 (1 speech)
The Albanese government's proposed censorship law, the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023, is a two-card trick on the Australian people.... - Tasmania: Salmon Industry, Maugean Skate (1 speech)
The foreign-owned Tasmanian salmon farming industry and our state's Premier are on the warpath, determined to let nothing, not even the extinction of a wild and endangered marine species, get in... - Tasmania: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
I rise as a proud member of the Albanese Labor government that is making important reforms to make our country stronger, fairer and safer, for this generation and the next. I'm proud to say that... - South Australia: Health (1 speech)
Throughout the COVID period we learnt a lot about our bureaucratic class, and one bureaucracy we learnt about was the South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing, otherwise known as SA... - Veterans: GO2 Health (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an innovative and extremely effective holistic treatment model for Australian Defence Force veterans and their families. GO2 Health in Brisbane is providing comprehensive... - Western Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
Western Australia's healthcare system is in crisis, and it has been in crisis since before the pandemic because of the systemic undervaluing of healthcare workers and the under-resourcing of what... - Northern Territory Indigenous Economic Development Forum (1 speech)
I'd like to talk about the Northern Territory Indigenous Economic Development conference that took place towards the end of last week. It was an honour to be the keynote guest speaker there on... - Members of Parliament: Staffing (1 speech)
Imagine this: you're in a fight. Your opponent picks their weapon and then they pick yours. You don't get a say. Whatever they choose, that's what you're working with. That's politics today, and... - Paramedics (1 speech)
Paramedics are exceptional Australians. When they choose this life of service they know, unlike most of their university friends, that when they complete their studies they will face trauma,... - McLean, Mr John Barry, AM (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the life of the late John Barry McClean AM. All who knew John knew that he was a hardworking and thoroughly decent man. Throughout every aspect of his life, he demonstrated... - Immigration Detention (1 speech)
Before I commence my contribution, let me say to Senator Sheldon: that was a beautiful contribution, and I suspect the family will be extraordinarily grateful. I don't think you could have done... - Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Middle East (1 speech)
Let's speak simply. Australia's social security system is a bonfire. It is a convoluted, inaccessible, rotting zombie of a system that is harming people across the country. I need to speak simply... - Middle East (1 speech)
Over 200 hostages are being held by Hamas. Here are their names: Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Noga Weiss, 18; her parents, Shiri Weiss, 53, and Ilan Weiss, 56; husband and wife Gad Haggai, 73, and Judy... - Protest Activity (1 speech)
I would like to ask every Australian how they would feel if their children were afraid to go to school. How would they feel if their children were wearing raincoats on a hot day because they... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Tonight I'll read a letter from a constituent, a special forces veteran who chose to leave the Australian Defence Force after seeing Defence leadership callously throwing soldiers under the bus.... - Jewish Community (1 speech)
It is more than a month since Hamas terrorists brutally attacked innocent Israelis. Since this time, with no end in sight to this horrific conflict, we have seen an alarming rise in antisemitism...
