Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

  • National Security (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to make a few comments about the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) that was recently passed in this place. I do so particularly in light of a number of emails I...
  • Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1 speech)
    Last week in this place I paid my respects to a 22-year-old woman who died in a police lockup in the Pilbara and I asked why it had happened. Tonight I wish to continue my remarks in relation to...
  • National Security (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on a matter I would much rather not, but it is a matter first-order importance. It concerns a scenario of absolute moral clarity and it is a challenge to the way in which we...
  • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
    I would like to congratulate the SBS Dateline team for the special investigation that aired last night, on allegations that some Tamils who sought asylum in Australia were returned to Sri Lanka...