Senate debates

Thursday, 6 February 2025

  • Education (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak on matters of education. We in the Labor Party know just how important our education system is. It is one of the foundations of our amazing country, and that's why I...
  • Western Australia: Community Events (1 speech)
    Western Australia is home to a thriving and diverse multicultural community, one that has shaped our state's identity and continues to enrich our social fabric. Over recent months, I've had the...
  • Tertiary Education (1 speech)
    There are 200,000 people working in our universities who deserve better than the governance disasters that so many vice-chancellors around the country are serving up. To give one example, this...
  • Medicare (1 speech)
    . I rise to speak on what is an important week for many Australians. On 1 February 1984, the Hawke Labor government introduced Medicare, building on the foundations of the Medibank system...
  • Brisbane Valley Highway (1 speech)
    Can I say to Senator Brown that I'll always fight for the people of the Somerset region, and today I stand up for the people of the Somerset region in relation to the appalling state of the...