Senate debates
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
- Outback Way (1 speech)
Outback Australia and northern Australia are known for vastness and big things. It is unsurprising then that the Outback Way is known as Australia's longest shortcut. The Outback Way will be the... - Economy (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the heady days of the 1980s and what was pretty much the cultural flavour of the day: neoliberalism. I had planned to make this speech anyway, but it's actually quite... - Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 (1 speech)
As some of you may be aware in this place, the Greens have a bill currently before the standing committee on Indigenous issues called the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024. The aim of this... - Housing (1 speech)
Unless this country cracks down on those flouting the rules on foreign investment in Australian homes and land, we will never get out of this housing crisis. Unless we can see the true picture of... - Romaniw, Mr Stefan OAM, Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
On a Thursday in late June, I woke to the sad news that the co-chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Stefan Romaniw OAM, had died. This came as a shock to me, as it did... - Venezuela: Presidential Election, Queensland: Crime (1 speech)
Notwithstanding our weak Prime Minister and this woeful Labor government, we do live in the greatest country on earth and we are privileged to have a strong democratic system. However, not... - Southern Tasmanian Netball Association Junior Leadership Program (1 speech)
When we think about leadership, we often picture someone at the top of an organisation giving orders or making important decisions, but leadership is so much more than that. It's about... - Grocery Prices (1 speech)
I want to begin by putting on the record that I've spent many years arguing with Coles and Woolworths around supply chain challenges, fatigue management, waiting times at distribution centres for... - Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Multiracial—yes, no problem. Multiculture—heck, no. Multiculturalism does not work. It does not work. It is a failed experiment that has only served to dilute what is great about... - Workplace Relations: BHP (1 speech)
Madam Acting Deputy President Smith, you and I have both been in the Senate now for almost five years. Actually, I think we might have reached our five-year milestone a few days ago. And, for the... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
It's great that the government recognises the vital importance of early childhood education. Early learning matters; it sets up kids with skills for life. Early childcare education isn't a... - Electric Vehicles (2 speeches)
Electric vehicles equipped with vehicle-to-grid technology represent a revolution in energy management, but we find ourselves held hostage by outdated regulations and an overly cautious approach... - Western Australia (1 speech)
On his most recent trip to Western Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kept highlighting how many times he's been to WA, my home state. He said: 'You need to be here in Western Australia.... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I attended a family day in Burnie to support Saputo Burnie maintenance workers. Twenty-four members of the AMWU and CEPU are currently on strike, seeking pay parity with... - Middle East (1 speech)
It's been 10 months of Israel's genocide in Gaza. It's been 10 months of unimaginable savagery—of slaughtered children, of families burning in tents, of body parts blown to bits and shoved... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
The Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign is a program designed to enable young people from across Australia to have speeches they have prepared read in this building. Young people are... - Landcare Week (1 speech)
We've all heard the name 'Landcare'. Over the last 35 years, Landcare groups have done an enormous job in protecting and enhancing our environment. As co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
For years now, I have been trying to introduce legislation into this parliament that I think is very important to the Australian people. In light of what happened with the Voice, when 60 per cent... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Family violence, we know, is more prevalent in regional, rural and remote Australia, but it's a problem everywhere and in all communities. In regions like Coffs Harbour family violence has risen... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
During the winter break, I embarked on a journey of over 7,500 kilometres, visiting 12 regional towns and communities where Western Australians told me that the government's live sheep export... - Employment (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new minister for employment, Senator Watt. If the minister is looking for some savings, I have some ideas on where he could start. Every year... - Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022 (1 speech)
Nobody is more vulnerable than a newborn baby yet, in a nation that prides itself on championing a fair go for all, not all newborns are equal. An infant who survives an abortion is a genuine... - Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (1 speech)
In the shadow of the corruption and thuggery that has now been revealed in the CFMEU and in the shadow of the inherent weakness on display in this Labor government in the last two years as it... - Volunteers (1 speech)
Last week I went with my partner Tim—good old Tim!—to the Launceston Salvation Army and volunteered to do breakfast. I flipped eggs and bacon until 150-odd sandwiches were made, and... - Treasury Laws Amendment (Build to Rent) Bill 2024 (1 speech)
I rise to speak about housing and specifically about the government's build-to-rent bill and a really constructive joint proposal from the Community Housing Industry Association, National Shelter... - Education Standards (1 speech)
Young Australians deserve the very best education to reach their best potential. Today's disastrous NAPLAN results show there is a national crisis in Australian schools, compounded by Labor's... - Workplace Relations: Qantas (2 speeches)
Last week I joined Qantas workers around Australia in cheering the new Qantas chair's decision to revoke nearly $10 million of Alan Joyce's final bonus. I can hear the cheers around the chamber....
