Senate debates

Monday, 9 February 2015

  • Agriculture (1 speech)
    I want to talk a little bit about beef prices and agriculture prices more generally tonight. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Gracemere saleyards near Rockhampton. They are getting record...
  • Greste, Mr Peter, Paris: Terrorist Attacks (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to talk about the importance of press freedom and welcome home Peter Greste, who was finally, and thankfully, released from the jails of the Egyptian government. After 400...
  • Ebola Virus (1 speech)
    In December last year I visited the countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone to monitor the international response to the Ebola epidemic. As a former doctor who has worked in international public...
  • Bushfires (1 speech)
    This year started, as many summers do in South Australia, being hot. I remember growing up there. You always planned on having at least two or three weeks of very hot weather, but this year the...