Senate debates
Tuesday, 6 February 2024
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Despite my youthful good looks and boyish charm, I am old enough to remember the good old days when the Greens chained themselves to trees, not wind towers, and when the Labor Party actively... - Education: Funding (1 speech)
Today I rise with good news. Western Australia, partnering with the Albanese Labor government, will be the first state in our nation to fully fund public schools according to the school resource... - Climate Change: Oceans (1 speech)
In my first speech for 2024 I wanted to reflect on the summer that has been. Like a lot of Australians and ocean lovers, I've enjoyed my time down at the beach and in the sea, especially in... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is suffering from an inferiority complex. He wants Australians to accept an inferior tax plan to the tax reform plan that is already legislated in this... - Medicare (1 speech)
Last week we celebrated 40 years of the little green card that resides in wallets across the country: 40 years of Medicare, a true Labor legacy. I celebrated by going along to our brand new Inner... - Dental Health (1 speech)
Today I would like all senators to smile—come on, give us a grin! And then I'll ask you simply this: how important is it that you're able to smile? How important is that for your self-worth... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Five women have been killed, eight children have lost their mother, and it's only 37 days into 2024. It's a catastrophic start. Fifty-plus women were killed in family and domestic violence... - Taxation (1 speech)
The Albanese government is delivering better and fairer tax cuts for all Australians. It's a plan to address the cost of living and is putting people before politics. Every taxpayer across the... - Grocery Prices (2 speeches)
The Greens conducted a comprehensive survey to learn more about people's lived experience of shopping at Coles and Woolworths. We heard from nearly 5,000 people, and the findings and what they... - Housing (1 speech)
This week we learnt, thanks to some profound investigative work by the Guardian, that homeless Australians are dying on our streets at an average age of 44 years old, younger than most of the... - Jewish Community (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, members of the Queensland Jewish community came to meet with me to discuss their experience of antisemitism. As a matter of respect to them and in support of them, I want to take... - Environment (1 speech)
Everyday Australians from Far North Queensland to Victoria Plains are protesting outside today for good reason. From speaking with these people, our constituents, it's clear that many have never... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Greens pressure and the incredible work of animal activists and the community, who picked up their phones and called the minister, have worked. We can breathe a sigh of relief for now. The... - Victoria: Roads (1 speech)
Victoria had a bit of heavy rainfall in January. These floods have affected millions of people across our country and revealed just how vulnerable our road infrastructure is to the catastrophic... - Medicare, Taxation (1 speech)
I'd first like to say happy birthday to Medicare—40 spectacular years making sure that your green card is more important than your wealth. I have personally had the benefit of this. I've...
