Senate debates
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Racism (9 speeches)
During the first week of the parliamentary calendar year, I spoke on the issue of antisemitism in my home state of Queensland. I spoke about the fact that I've been approached by members of... - Pharmaceuticals (1 speech)
Where's the scrutiny on our health authorities? During COVID, drugs were rushed through that would never have been approved on safety and efficacy grounds, such as molnupiravir and remdesivir.... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Last week was a significant occasion in Perth. We hosted the Prime Minister and the cabinet in our wonderful city during an unprecedented heatwave. This month alone, Perth has experienced a... - Law Enforcement, Royal Australian Navy, Assange, Mr Julian Paul (8 speeches)
One year ago, in front of the Iranian embassy, Hamid Sotounzadeh was violently assaulted by a member of the AFP, when all he was doing was exercising his right to peacefully protest. Just this... - Environment (2 speeches)
It's most 10 years since I gave my first speech in this place and I talked about my work as an activist on forests and climate and my hopes of what could be achieved in my time in the Senate. I... - Israel (1 speech)
Like all Australians, I was horrified by the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israeli families on 7 October 2023. The hostages taken must be released. There is simply no excuse or justification for... - Racism (1 speech)
This is not my first speech. I want to talk this evening about some of the domestic consequences we're seeing of the conflict that Senator McCarthy just referred to. Regardless of your views on... - Dementia, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (57 speeches)
I want to put on the record how wonderful the first Parliamentary Friends of Dementia event for 2024 was. Today in this building we heard from wonderful advocates of this terrible disease. Tears...
