Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- Papua New Guinea: 50th Anniversary of Independence (1 speech)
A dear friend of mine is having a 50th birthday this year. That is the independent state of Papua New Guinea. On 16 September 1975, Papua New Guinea obtained independence. I was fortunate enough... - Medicare (4 speeches)
Labor invented Medicare and we are keeping it strong. Medicare is in Labor's DNA, and cutting Medicare is in Mr Dutton's DNA. Labor is not just defending and extending Medicare; we are building... - Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
North Queensland is in the grip of yet another devastating flood crisis right now. Just as clean-up from the initial downpour had begun, more rain swamped the region in the last couple of days.... - Goulburn Regional Hockey Complex, van der Plaat, Ms Jo (1 speech)
A few weeks back, I was privileged to go and visit the Goulburn Regional Hockey Complex with Jo van der Plaat, the Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro, as well as the Prime Minister and the... - Women's Health (1 speech)
I'm so proud to be part of a government that is delivering for women. The announcement of half-a-billion dollars on the weekend for women's health is a game changer. SO many of us spend our lives... - Funding of Political Candidates (1 speech)
Well, well, well! After the rubbish last week about the government consulting with the crossbench—which they were not, by the way—we are now told that the dodgy deal on electoral... - Live Animal Exports: Sheep (1 speech)
The contempt of this Labor government for my home state of Western Australia knows no bounds. I actually thought they couldn't get any worse in the contempt they show for Western Australia. With... - Child Care (1 speech)
Early learning has many benefits for children, for parents, for our communities and for the economy, but in regional and rural areas of Australia we know that accessing early learning has at... - Western Australia State Election (1 speech)
WA will soon be heading to the polls for a state election. We have a strong and passionate community in WA, ready for change and collectively working together to demand a WA government that... - Racism (1 speech)
Last week, a memorial bench here in Canberra for the late Nathan Booth, a Punthamara and Gubbi Gubbi man, was vandalised. It was spray-painted with the most horrific racism you can imagine, and... - Australia: Natural Disasters (1 speech)
What a start to 2025 we've had, with flood and fire at the two ends of the east coast. In Victoria, the fire season started before Christmas, when the Grampians National Park started burning. By... - Housing (1 speech)
One of the big problems in fixing Labor's housing crisis is the alarming increase in building costs. Timber costs alone have risen more than 200 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic. The costs of... - Taxation (1 speech)
There are 150 billionaires in Australia. There should be zero. Billionaires should not exist. At the very least, billionaires should be taxed properly, and today the Greens announce an ambitious...
