Senate debates
Monday, 18 November 2024
- Live Animal Exports: Sheep (1 speech)
In 1891, an event known as the great shearers' strike played a pivotal role in the formation of Australia's oldest political party. Widely regarded as one of Australia's earliest and most... - Mansfield Autism Statewide Services (1 speech)
In October, with Simone Reeves, Director of Mansfield Autism Statewide Services, and the talented staff and families of children with autism, I celebrated the opening of the Mansfield Autism's... - Macquarie Harbour (1 speech)
Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew into Tasmania to launch Labor's new candidate for the seat of Braddon, Senator Urquhart. I don't have a problem with Senator Urquhart leaving the... - Cost of Living (2 speeches)
Under the Labor Albanese government, I am hearing over and over and over again that our country is clearly heading in the wrong direction. Whether I'm talking to locals at the supermarket in... - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (1 speech)
Any parent in Australia will know how dangerous and scary RSV can be. It's the leading cause of hospitalisation for infants in Australia. There is absolutely nothing worse than bringing your... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
The net zero transition is not driven in accordance with science and commonsense, nor is it the truth. Its ideologically driven and uses cherry-picked numbers. It cancels academics who disagree... - Taxation (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a statement put to me by the Department of Treasury in the last set of estimates. I was told that the last time there was a double taxation agreement renegotiation... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
In legislative terms, the Albanese government is presiding over a car crash—not a little accident, like scratching someone's duco in the car park, but a full-blown repercussive catastrophe,... - Climate Change (1 speech)
We are in a climate emergency. It threatens the safety of people, our health, our wildlife, our water, our ability to grow food and the air that we breathe. In the Pacific, girls are experiencing... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to give a speech on behalf of one of the candidates in Raise our Voice Australia's Youth Voice in Parliament campaign. It ran in this chamber from 7 to 10 of October, but Senate business... - Carers (1 speech)
When parents can't care for their children, grandparents, aunts, uncles or even family members often step up to provide a safe and secure place for these children. I have met with kinship carers,... - Parliamentary Standards (5 speeches)
This morning Labor and the Libs teamed up to pass a shameful censure motion against truth-telling. I tell you right now that I wear the censure motion as a badge of honour, because the protest... - Greater South East Irrigation Scheme (1 speech)
Last week there was great news for farmers and producers in Tasmania's Coal River Valley, with the coalition securing the funding for the critical Greater South East Irrigation Scheme. Farmers... - Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
To concur with my colleague there, I'd just like to say how pleased we are that we've got Rebecca White as our candidate in Lyons. She will win that seat and deliver for Lyons. I want to speak... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
I was told that they couldn't find a Liberal to finish the last two minutes. It's the Liberal and National parties running out of puff again. They couldn't find a speaker to fill the gap, so I'm...
