Senate debates
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Labor Government (1 speech)
Transportation is critical to all of us. Our transport workers and freight operators bring food to our tables, medicines to our chemists and our exports to the global markets. It heartens me that... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
Australians, what have we done? After dedicating $13 billion, after recovering more than four Sydney Harbour's worth of water in the name of the environment—on top of three Sydney Harbours... - Hemp Industry, Forestry Industry (1 speech)
The Greens have long advocated in this place and elsewhere for the hemp industry in Australia: industrial hemp, hemp for food, hemp for fuels, hemp for building materials and, of course, hemp for... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I want to welcome members of the Health Services Union, care industry workers and the assistant secretary of New South Wales, Lauren Hutchins. I'll say a few things about the health services... - Middle East (2 speeches)
October 7 saw the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,300 souls were massacred. Hundreds were taken hostage. Previously in the Senate, I read out the names of all hostages: mums... - Tasmania State Election (1 speech)
It's just a few days until Tasmania votes. This campaign has been a lot dirtier than usual, and that has been a pure case of fear. What are Premier Rockliff and Tasmanian Liberals so afraid of?... - Endometriosis (1 speech)
Endometriosis is a disease that is estimated to affect one in seven Australian women. It's an untreatable, unpreventable and, in many cases, extremely painful disease. One woman in every seven is... - Energy (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about energy prices—something that I know every Australian household is interested in. Yesterday, the Australian Energy Regulator released its draft default market... - Middle East: Protests, Nuclear Waste Management (1 speech)
During parliament question time on Monday this week, we saw protesters disrupting parliamentary procedure because they were calling for a ceasefire and for an end to the genocide in Gaza. Many of... - Homelessness (1 speech)
Last night, the Parliamentary Friends of Housing, which I co-chair with the members for Macnamara and Moncrieff, Josh Burns and Angie Bell, hosted a screening of Under Cover, a chilling... - Grocery Prices (2 speeches)
In large parts of the Australian economy at the moment corporations have got too much power, and that is resulting in bad outcomes for our environment, for nature and for the planet's climate.... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
The federal Labor government's hostility towards the mining resources sector is reverberating around the world. After recently attending the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada... - Foote, Mr David (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to everyone's favourite Scotsman—someone who has called Parliament House home for the past 32 years and has captured many significant moments through his camera... - Climate Change (1 speech)
By a clear margin, 2023 was the hottest year on record. We are now closer than ever before to breaching the 1.5-degree global heating limit. These are not records that the world should be... - Tweed Valley (1 speech)
During the sitting break, I travelled to the Tweed Valley in northern New South Wales to hear from local families and small businesses about how the housing crisis and increasing cost-of-living... - Marriage (2 speeches)
It gives me great pleasure to rise today to do a little trip down memory lane, if the Senate will indulge me. On 16 November 2017, in here, I made a contribution on the outcome of the marriage... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
Trust the Brits to get it right! They showed the way with Brexit, and now they're showing the way with gender dysphoria. The United Kingdom's National Health Service last week announced that it... - Western Australia: Volunteers (1 speech)
I'd like to talk about the generosity of Western Australians. The generosity of Western Australians was revealed just recently in the 2023 Western Australia state of volunteering report. We know... - Superannuation (1 speech)
In 2011, Labor made paid parental leave a reality, but super wasn't part of the deal until now. Our government will proudly extend this legacy by introducing superannuation on paid parental... - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (1 speech)
Today, I'm going to share some of the statements that First Nations people gave during the rushed half-day hearing into the government's bill to allow gas companies to bypass our environmental... - International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (1 speech)
Say what you like about Donald Trump; if his assessment of Kevin Rudd is any indication, the man is an excellent judge of character. Trump, when asked overnight about Australia's ambassador to... - Cyclone Megan (1 speech)
This morning I received a briefing from the National Emergency Management Agency regarding Cyclone Megan, currently impacting the Northern Territory's north-east. While the classification has... - Launceston City Deal (1 speech)
If you gave me hundreds of millions of dollars to go out and complete a five-year project, you'd expect me to keep you updated on it regularly. After all, it's your money. That's the expectation... - Human Rights (1 speech)
As First Peoples of this country, we know what it's like to have your children ripped away by a system that tries to erase you; this is genocide. Genocide is also what is happening in East... - Small Business (1 speech)
I rise to give voice to the concerns of small-business owners in my home state of Victoria. Everywhere I go, the messages are the same: it is getting tougher and tougher for small-business owners... - Road Safety (2 speeches)
The problem of driver fatigue is one of the contributing factors in many fatalities on our roads. A well-timed 20-minute power nap could literally save your life and the lives of your loved ones....
