Senate debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
- Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 because I'm a product of the public school system in this country and proud of it. The Albanese Labor government is... - Education (5 speeches)
I just decided to change my speech in senators' statements after hearing Senator Polley. As the shadow minister for education, I can say we have been prosecuting from day one the importance of... - Environment: Plastic Pollution, Cannabis (1 speech)
Senator statements come around once a year, and it's an opportunity for senators to get up and make a contribution about something that's personal to them and important to their electorate. My... - Genomic Medicine, Cancer (1 speech)
Seven years ago, I was proud to push for the establishment of the Senate Select Committee into Funding for Research into Cancers with Low Survival Rates, and I was also appointed chair of the... - Environment (1 speech)
We're living in a time when the most important issues facing us by far are the breakdown of the planet's climate and the collapse of the ecosystems that underpin all life on earth, including... - Western Australia: Albanese Government (3 speeches)
Everywhere I go in Western Australia now, sadly, I hear from locals that Australia is heading in the very wrong direction under the Albanese Labor government. In fact, I have not heard one person... - Grimson, Mr Barry (1 speech)
The Australian road transport industry has lost a true icon in Barry 'Sleepy' Grimson. I want to read some words from a very dear friend of mine, Mike Williams. Mike is one of the co-owners and... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
I rise to make a contribution. The cost-of-living crisis is hammering Australian families. Food banks are reporting overwhelming numbers of families who have never had to go to food banks before.... - Menopause (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak on an issue that affects every woman and, by extension, every family, workplace and community in this country: perimenopause and menopause. These are natural stages of life,... - Energy (1 speech)
The National Electricity Market, the electricity grid that serves our country by delivering energy to both our homes and industry, is enormous and incredibly complex. It is also arguably one of... - Housing and Homelessness, Climate Change, Gambling Advertising (2 speeches)
The Economics Legislation Committee recently tabled the committee report into my private senator's bill the National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2), and it's pretty instructive... - Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (1 speech)
The coalition is opposing the Albanese Labor government's chaotic and confused international students bill because it will fail to fix the migration and housing crises of the government's own... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (2 speeches)
I am honoured to be part in the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. Due to the nature of the Senate, I am delivering this far later than I would have liked. However, I'm excited to finally... - Men's Rights (1 speech)
I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little bit tired of the relentless campaign against men which is masquerading thinly under the banner of preventing toxic masculinity. This movement... - Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 (1 speech)
Our government has brought a bill into the parliament, the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024, which is a really important piece of legislation.... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
It's my pleasure to join the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign, a national non-partisan initiative aiming to increase the political literacy of all our young voters and voters-to-be who are... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
In May 2021, deaths for that particular month spiked by 7.6 per cent over the year before. In June 2021, deaths spiked by 12 per cent over the year before. By the time the year was out, there... - Trade Unions (1 speech)
Unions are the backbone of our workforce, protecting the rights of hardworking Australians and ensuring their workplaces are safe. They're the lifelines for workers relying on collective strength... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Imagine living on a small island, surrounded by water, where you know every creature and every plant that lives in the ocean. You feel so connected to the ocean that, as Indigenous people who... - United States of America: Presidential Election (1 speech)
Today I'd like to talk about Donald Trump's landslide victory. What did it prove? It proved once again that the influence of the legacy media is a thing of the past. Screw those guys. Nobody... - Charitable Organisations (1 speech)
I have here two letters. The first was sent to Treasurer Chalmers last year and calls for the introduction of a food donation tax incentive to boost donations to food relief charities and to end... - Tasmanian Government (1 speech)
When I was first elected to the Senate, I spoke about how I wanted to do politics differently. I know that has challenged many of you, but I want to do things differently because I want to learn.... - Funding of Political Parties (1 speech)
The writing is on the wall. We are seeing a wave of First Peoples around the world rising up to dismantle colonial institutions that inflict harm on people and the planet. We will no longer... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
'Australians are in a per capita recession, yet, at a time when the Reserve Bank has increased the cash rate, the Labor government and many state and territory governments have continued to spend... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (2 speeches)
I rise to deliver a speech written by a young South Australian for the 2024 Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. It says: Dear Members of Parliament, my name is Aarav. I am 11 years old, and I...
