Senate debates

Thursday, 26 June 2014

  • Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
    This parliament is the nation's premier debating forum. We, as elected representatives of the people, have the right—indeed, the duty—to come into this place and speak our minds. The...
  • Tobacco Plain Packaging (1 speech)
    Earlier this week I spoke about recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Commonwealth Treasury demonstrating the positive impact tobacco plain packaging and other...
  • Fair Work Commission (1 speech)
    In March I raised a number of concerns about the Fair Work Commission's Expert Panel that is reviewing default superannuation fund terms in modern awards. Since then, we have witnessed a...
  • Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak in response to a speech delivered in this place last evening by my Senate colleague Larissa Waters concerning issues that she has raised about the integrity of process and...