Senate debates
Monday, 4 December 2023
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
This time of the year is supposed to be a happy time where families come together to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. However, for many Australians, the joy of Christmas has been stripped... - Islamophobia (1 speech)
I rise today to put on the record the alarming rise of Islamophobia in Australia. I know that the cruel and relentless violence still unfolding in Gaza is having significant impacts on our... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise today to, sadly, recognise that we've had a fifth woman in South Australia allegedly murdered at the hands of her husband. This is in a matter of 18 days—five women murdered, killed... - Order for the Production of Documents: Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the issue of transparency and this government's absolute contempt for this chamber. Last Friday afternoon, one day after the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill... - Brain Cancer (1 speech)
Brain cancer day kills more adults under 40 in Australia than any other cancer, and more children than any other disease. While we have seen many great advances in other areas of medical research... - Albanese Government (8 speeches)
Last Thursday, on music band T-shirt day, the Prime Minister chose to wear a T-shirt from Australian band Radio Birdman, perhaps for the uncanny commentary their song titles make on the Prime... - Digital ID Bill 2023 (1 speech)
The government's already been found out in spreading misinformation about its digital ID bill. Last week the minister in this place claimed the bill had nothing to do with digital identity when... - Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
We know many working families are doing it tough right now. That's why the Albanese government has invested $23 billion in relieving the cost-of-living pressures, including through our Energy... - Climate Change (1 speech)
() (): It's the final week in the Australian parliament in 2023, just a few weeks from Christmas, and what have we learnt? We've learnt that 2023 is going to be the warmest year on record after... - Energy (2 speeches)
I'm sure that some of you in this place think there's no way that you could ever be on Santa's naughty list. But Santa sees through your pompous, self-righteous hypocrisy, especially when it... - Cost of Living (2 speeches)
Hasn't the Prime Minister shown his true colours? In the 16 months leading up to the Voice referendum, Anthony Albanese was able to flit around the world on his Airbus, 'Albanese Airlines', the... - Tasmania: Employment (1 speech)
The Tasmanian government's jobs hubs are the right pathway to implementing a place based approach in a rebuilt Commonwealth employment services system. The deployment services system. The... - Supermarkets (1 speech)
It's time that Coles and Woolworths, the corporate supermarket giants in Australia, were called to account. Millions of Australians are struggling to put food on the table, struggling to afford... - Australian Society (1 speech)
Many public figures like politicians, sportspeople and celebrities feel the need to signal virtue to the hard left lest they be cancelled or taken to task. To me their overtures come across as... - Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (2 speeches)
This morning I joined with Senator Louise Pratt with Arthritis Australia and the Australian Rheumatology Association for the Parliamentary Friends of Arthritis to launch the juvenile idiopathic...
