Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
- Transport Industry (3 speeches)
I hope that Senator Sterle stays here to listen to this speech, because it is very important and involves people that Senator Sterle and I have worked with. I have always believed in a fair day's... - Nepal Earthquake, Halal Certification (5 speeches)
In the short break that this chamber had between the two weeks of sitting and this week, I had the opportunity over last weekend to make a very brief visit to the amazing country of Nepal. I was... - Women's Rights (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about women's rights. Sadly in 2016, as we all know, we still do not have gender equality: we do not have equal representation in our parliaments or our business community;... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about what is potentially another emerging attack on one of the most substantive industries in northern Australia—that is, the live cattle trade. This chamber would... - Multicultural Women's Council of Tasmania (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the Multicultural Women's Council of Tasmania. On Saturday night, I was fortunate to join the council for their International Women's Day dinner in Hobart. This dinner... - Economy (1 speech)
There was once a country that enjoyed strong economic growth and had government debt of around 22 per cent of GDP—a level not much more than Australia's expected debt in the next year or... - Liquid Natural Gas (1 speech)
Before starting, I want to acknowledge and welcome the grandmothers in purple who are with us in the gallery today. On Monday of this week I was privileged, along with the Minister for Energy and... - Forced Adoption (1 speech)
On 21 March 2013, our government made a formal apology to the people who have been affected by past forced adoption policies. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard made her statement in the Great... - Boothby Electorate (1 speech)
In the couple of minutes left before question time, I want to reflect upon the contribution that my good friend Dr Andrew Southcott has made in the House of Representatives. Dr Southcott has been...
