Senate debates

Monday, 16 June 2014

  • Budget (1 speech)
    I would like to talk about the recent budget which we on our side of the chamber think promotes fairness and opportunity. Fairness and opportunity are great Australian values which we all in...
  • Palestine (1 speech)
    Australia has a relatively small to moderate population and a large landmass. We punch well above our weight in international trade and commerce. In international relations, Australia has clear...
  • Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1 speech)
    Last Thursday, 12 June 2014, I participated in a moving but troubling event: the 33rd anniversary of the death of a 21-year-old rugby league player Eddie Murray which occurred at a police station...
  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak about something that is very dear to those of us who live in the country and to let the Senate know that we had some quite good news this morning on the NBN rollout in...