Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
- Breast Cancer (1 speech)
I'd like to draw attention to a discussion paper, supported by AstraZeneca, which shines a light on the incredibly challenging reality faced by the estimated 10,500 Australians who are living... - Refugees, Gambling Advertising (1 speech)
Today marks 58 days of the refugee led encampment outside the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, and it marks more than 12 years of lives lived in limbo for thousands of people. Last... - E-Cigarettes and Vaping Products (1 speech)
Smoking is something I'm very familiar with. My dad was a smoker, my sister was a smoker, my uncle was a smoker, my partner was a smoker, and I was a smoker too. You could say that smoking was a... - Gippsland: Energy (1 speech)
After 100 years of proudly generating energy for Victoria, Gippsland is looking ahead. The region is known for its energy legacy, and now locals are focused on securing a sustainable future for... - Australian Society (1 speech)
How often do you hear a woke politician or media pundit using the words 'misinformation' or 'disinformation'? It usually refers to an issue which one disagrees with rather than something which is... - Child Care (1 speech)
Since the Albanese Labor government came to power two years ago, it has mandated pay rises for the early childhood sector on three occasions. To date, it has been the families who have borne the... - International Students (1 speech)
As each day passes, Labor's international student caps debacle keeps going from bad to worse to disastrous. After promising so much to the higher education sector, including the Australian... - First Nations Australians (1 speech)
LIDDLE () (): What a load of hypocrisy there was on show today from the Australian Greens, the Labor Party and some Independents. A motion voted down today seeking to better understand native... - Childhood Dementia (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a very emotional and important event which occurred last night in this building. With my parliamentary colleague and co-convener of the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia... - Queensland: Community Events (1 speech)
Well, good on you, Senator Polley, and also good on Nola Marino MP for taking the lead on this. I was not aware of the extent of that issue of childhood dementia before the activities of this... - Gerard Rennick People First (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the key policies introduced by the People First Party, albeit it's one person. I think it's very important to note that it is a party that actually has some key... - Gender and Sexual Orientation, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (1 speech)
I note that staff in libraries across Victoria have been given a new LGBTQIA+ instruction called the 'rainbow libraries toolkit', which requires libraries to ask the gender and pronouns of... - Chile, New South Wales: Local Government Elections (4 speeches)
Tomorrow, 11 September, marks 51 years since the CIA-backed military coup in Chile. This violent coup deposed the democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende and paved the way...
