Senate debates
Monday, 3 November 2025
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
If there is no objection, the meetings are authorised.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (10 speeches)
by leave—I move: That— (a) the questions on all remaining stages of the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya's) Bill 2025 be put at 1 pm today; (b) paragraph (a) operate as a limitation of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Hunter Transmission Project (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the efforts of the people of the Upper Hunter to work on a better pathway, better plan and better way forward on EnergyCo's Hunter transmission line. I want to salute...
- Western Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Western Australians don't want talk; they want delivery, and that's exactly what the Albanese Labor government is doing. We're investing $7.6 billion in infrastructure across WA over the next...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
I rise today to make a brief comment on what a clown show the coalition is today—what a rabble of climate-denying, attention-seeking knuckle draggers some of these blokes are over on that...
- Women's Health (1 speech)
If you're a woman in this country, you'll want to listen up to what I've got to say the next couple of minutes. The Albanese Labor government's landmark women's health package is a transformative...
- Victoria: Environment (1 speech)
Last week, Victoria continued its incremental destruction of human rights and the natural environment. Premier Allan's extremist government has approved the Meadow Creek industrial solar...
- Economy (1 speech)
Australian Financial Review journalist Ronald Mizen revealed today that government agencies have, in their last financial year, blown their staffing budget by almost $1 billion. Unexpected and...
- Adams, Dr Anthony Irvine (Tony), AM (1 speech)
An unassuming member of our community on the Central Coast of New South Wales who had a national and global impact on public health, Dr Tony Adams, passed away in August at the age of 89. Many...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
It might surprise people that my instinctive reaction yesterday to the news, watching Mr David Littleproud in the other place say he was proud that his party room in the National Party had...
- Social Cohesion (1 speech)
No civilisation in history works harder to erase itself than the modern West. Whilst other nations proudly protect their heritage, we hold candlelit vigils for everyone else's. Our politicians...
- Devonport Oval Sports Complex (1 speech)
The first sod has been turned, and construction on what is going to be a fantastic community project is officially underway in Devonport, in Tassie. Located on Devonport's magnificent waterfront,...
- Hopp, Dr Maxwell (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to Dr Max Hopp, a much loved paediatrician from Griffith whose tragic death has deeply affected the Riverina community and much of the Sydney cycling community. Max...
- Sudan (1 speech)
Sudan is burning—bloodstains seen from space, hundreds of mothers murdered in a maternity hospital and thousands of civilians killed and displaced as RSF paramilitary forces backed by the...
- Telecommunications (2 speeches)
On at least three occasions this year, residents in the Tasmanian town of Ouse and surrounding areas have lost mobile and landline reception. What is most concerning in these incidents is that...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (27 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Last week's CPI figures confirmed electricity costs have risen—
- Women's Health (8 speeches)
I rise to ask the question those opposite refused me on Thursday, denying South Australian women vital information about crucial health reforms which were introduced last Saturday. But now I put...
- Cattle Industry: Methane-Reducing Feed Additives (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister McCarthy. The Danish government has introduced mandates to use Bovaer 10 to reduce...
- Climate Change (64 speeches)
My question is to the minister for the environment—allegedly—Senator Watt.
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the chamber of the parliamentary delegation from the New Zealand Parliament, led by the Speaker, the Rt Hon. Gerry Brownlee. On...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- First Nations Australians: Environment (8 speeches)
Maybe you could talk about treaty in this country. My question is for the Minister for the Environment and Water, Minister Watt. Minister, will you commit to introducing a standalone First...
- Housing (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. We are now one month from when your government opened up the five per cent deposit scheme to every first home buyer,...
- Humanitarian Visas (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt, regarding humanitarian visas. In the 2024-25 financial years or the 2024 calendar year, what are the top...
- Labor Government (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Over the weekend we saw the National Party abandon future generations of Australians when they dumped net zero and...
- Road Safety (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Senator McCarthy. The Albanese Labor government has a plan to...
- Forestry Industry (10 speeches)
My question is to the so-called minister for the environment, Senator Watt.
- Albanese Government: Orders for the Production of Documents (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Can the minister explain why the Albanese government's full compliance rate with orders for the production of...
- Medicare (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. According to an article published today in the Herald Sun, only 13 per cent of metropolitan GP...
- Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. The Wilderness Society has said that the Environment Protection Reform Bill would increase opportunities for political influence on...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Question Time (61 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion regarding the order of call during question time. Leave not granted. Pursuant to contingent notice of motion standing in the name of the Leader of the Opposition in...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Environment (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Minister, on multiple occasions last year, your predecessor as environment minister was asked by the coalition in...
- Statement by the President (0 speeches)
- Standing Orders (1 speech)
I'm going to make a statement on a question asked by Senator Wong earlier during a division of committee-of-the-whole. There was some confusion earlier about the right of a senator to move an...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Energy (6 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Treasurer (Senator Gallagher) to a question without notice asked by Senator McKenzie today relating to...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given to our many questions on the EPBC Act. The EPBC package is a backward step for our environment and for climate. The Greens have been very...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That— (a) the questions on all remaining stages of the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya's) Bill 2025 be put at 1 pm today; (b) paragraph (a) operate as a limitation of debate under...
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to the following senators: (a) Senator Brown for 27 October 2025, for personal reasons, (b) Senator Polley from 27 to 29 October 2025, for...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
If there is no objection, the business is postponed.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Housing; Order for the Production of Documents (1 speech)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 14 November 2025, copies of all ministerial submissions, records of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Cybersafety; Order for the Production of Documents (2 speeches)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 7 November 2025, copies of all ministerial submissions,...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (1 speech)
I seek to withdraw general business notice of motion No. 217, standing in my name.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Environment (18 speeches)
Senator McKim has submitted a proposal, under standing order 75, today. It is shown at item 13 of today's Order of Business: Australia needs environment laws that actually protect our...
- Economy (23 speeches)
The Senate will now consider a proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator Dean Smith, which is also shown at item 13 of today's Order of Business: Dear President Pursuant to standing order...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- cohealth (1 speech)
by leave—I table a non-conforming petition signed by over 6,000 people calling on the federal government to step in and save cohealth Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington so that they can...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW...
- Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 2) Bill 2025, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills read a first time.
- Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 2) Bill 2025, Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025; Second Reading (1 speech)
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025, and I move: That these bills be now read a second...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025, Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025; Second Reading (11 speeches)
It's my pleasure to continue my remarks from earlier today in this debate. Those opposite in the coalition want to delay payday super. They say that it's too much too soon and that it will...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025, Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025; In Committee (5 speeches)
I believe amendments have been circulated in my name and Senator Barbara Pocock's name. In respect of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025, I move: (1) Schedule 1, item...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Victoria: Horse Racing (1 speech)
I'll add a bit of excitement this evening, because quite frankly this week is an exciting week. It's exciting because we are riding high in the state of Victoria with the Spring Racing Carnival...
- Australia-Japan Society of Western Australia (1 speech)
I rise this evening to acknowledge the Australia-Japan Society of Western Australia and to place on record my appreciation for the exceptional work it does to strengthen the relationship between...
- Liberal-National Coalition (1 speech)
I just want to reflect that when I go down to my local corner store and asked the shopkeeper what's on her mind, I don't hear strident commentary about the National Party's latest stance on net...
- Oakleigh Glendi, Ohi Day, Economy (1 speech)
I was delighted on Sunday to attend the Oakleigh Glendi in Melbourne with the opposition leader the Hon. Sussan Ley MP and our wonderful Greek Australian community. Held over two days the...
