Senate debates
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
- Chung, Mr Grange (1 speech)
It's a pleasure to shine a light on a man who has dedicated his life to service, first in the Royal Australian Navy, then in the aviation sector and now as the Liberal candidate for the seat of... - Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
Ten billion dollars—that is how much Mr Dutton wants Australian taxpayers to pay for their bosses' long lunches. This is the Liberal leader who has opposed higher wages for Australians.... - International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (1 speech)
The election of Donald Trump is a threat to Australia and the world. His attacks on human rights, democracy and climate action; the toxic relationship Mr Trump has with the tech billionaires Elon... - Ghost Rock Wines (1 speech)
I'd like to give a shout-out today to a small business in my local patch in north-west Tasmania, Ghost Rock Wines, established by Colin and Cate and now run by Justin and Alicia. They had an... - South Australia: Schools (1 speech)
In recent weeks, we've had tremendous news in my home state of South Australia, with the South Australian government signing up to the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, which means that, after... - Small Business (1 speech)
I spent all my time over Christmas talking to Tasmanians, especially Tasmanian small businesses—what's left of them—and boy, are they are doing it tough. When Senator Pocock and I... - Kapterian, Ms Gisele (1 speech)
Last month the New South Wales Liberal Party selectors made history in selecting Gisele Kapterian as our candidate for Bradfield in the largest democratic plebiscite the party has held. Gisele... - Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
There is a very clear choice to be made at the next election. It will be a vote about our country's future. It's about this government securing the prosperity of all Australians versus Mr Dutton... - Tasmanian Devil (1 speech)
As I always do each summer, I visited Marrawah, Circular Head and the Tarkine in January. I popped in to see a good mate of mine Alice Carson. A shout-out to Alice and her family, who are... - Health Care (1 speech)
Over the past couple of years I've heard from so many Canberrans about the cost of health care. Communities across the country are feeling the sting, but if you look at the statistics in the ACT,... - Western Australia: Environment (1 speech)
Welcome to 2025. We've barely started the new year and the Albanese Labor government have already backflipped. You guessed it—I'm talking about the proposed nature positive bill. Classic... - Energy (1 speech)
Yesterday, Richard Forbes of Independent Food Distributors Australia told the Australian newspaper: As far as I am concerned, the government's energy policy has and continues to increase the... - Taxation (1 speech)
One in three of the 100 biggest corporations in this country pays absolutely no tax whatsoever in Australia. Think about that. If you are a nurse, if you are a teacher, if you are a plumber, if... - Energy (1 speech)
Australia is considered one of the global leaders when it comes to rooftop solar, with approximately one-third of houses having solar installations. All this adds up to over 23 gigawatts of... - Goldfields Basketball Stadium (1 speech)
Last Thursday, along with the Western Australian Premier Roger Cook; the local member for Kalgoorlie, Ali Kent; the local mayor, Glen Wilson; and the president of the Kalgoorlie Boulder...
