Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

  • Banana Industry (3 speeches)
    Earlier today during senators' statements I talked about my trip a few weeks ago up into Western and Northern Queensland, and I foreshadowed that I would be talking about bananas later today. I...
  • Western Front Anzac Remembrance Tour (1 speech)
    It gives me great joy to stand up here tonight and make a short contribution on what I got up to in the last few weeks. Every year, as the patron for Darling Range Sports College in Western...
  • Aboriginal Remote Communities (3 speeches, 1 comment)
    I rise tonight to talk about remote communities in my home state of Western Australia. When Mr Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, talked about the proposed closures of 150 remote...
  • Federation (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak on an exciting opportunity for all Australians to have a real say in the reform of our nation. The reform of the Federation white paper, paired with the white paper on the...