Senate debates
Tuesday, 6 February 2024
- Medicare (1 speech)
Happy birthday, Medicare. That's right, 1 February 1984 is a significant date in the history of our country, and just last week we celebrated 40 years of Medicare in this country. It is a policy... - Australia (1 speech)
What happened to the Australia of yesteryear—the Australia that was hopeful, the Australia that was proud? What happened to the Australia that in 1988 assembled a group of entertainers of... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
How remarkable that in 2024, on the first day of parliament for the new year, the Liberal Party and National Party facilitated an antirenewable energy rally outside these halls on the lawns of... - Islamic Republic of Iran (1 speech)
The world is at a critical turning point. War has broken out not as a result of a miscalculation but because of a deliberate strategy by the Islamic Republic of Iran regime to grow their own... - Prisons (1 speech)
This summer saw heatwaves across the continent, particularly in the Northern Territory, WA and the north of the continent. While many of us escaped the heat in air conditioning or by a river or... - Rare and Less Common Cancers (1 speech)
Statistics tell us that everyone here will have supported someone close to them as they face a cancer diagnosis, or the diagnosis may have been even closer, and it may have been you. Cancer... - Perth: Environment (1 speech)
Perth has a proud and green heart, and tonight that heart is heavy with a sadness that really cuts to the core. We value, we love, our precious green spaces with a unique intensity, particularly... - Western Australia: Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
(): I rise tonight to speak on an issue that I've risen in this place to speak on a number of times, and it's one that's very close to my heart—the sheep industry of Western... - Tasmania: Regional Jobs Hub Network (1 speech)
It's hard to describe the feeling when you help a client get a job. It's a bit like it's their birthday and kind of like it's yours as well. The transformation is instant. Their eyes light up and... - Middle East (1 speech)
Like many Australians I watched the news in horror on 7 October as Hamas terrorists proceeded to torture, rape, kidnap and murder innocent civilians. In the many months since that event, there... - Queensland: Community Events (1 speech)
Before I commence my remarks, I say to the senator that it's a real privilege to follow that contribution. I associate myself with every word of that contribution. One of the great joys, one of... - Middle East (1 speech)
Australia has become deeply involved in the harm industry, fuelled by the two war parties. We've handcuffed ourselves to the US and, in doing so, we've ensured that every time their hands get...
