Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
- Seafood Labelling (3 speeches)
I would like to speak about the visit I had recently in the Northern Territory with the Seafood Council. I met with Katherine Winchester and Rob Fish from the Northern Territory Seafood Council,... - Norfolk Island (1 speech)
Last month, at the request of the local community, I travelled to Norfolk Island at my own expense. Over a busy four days I met with business groups including the Chamber of Commerce and the... - Community Legal Centres (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to support the campaign being run by the National Association of Community Legal Centres to fund equal justice in Australia. As has been pointed out by the NACLC, there is a crisis... - Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a God-fearing college in sunny Queensland. It boasts on its website that it provides a 'Christ centred education' through a 'dynamic and transparent Christian faith'. One of... - Rural and Regional Education Services (1 speech)
Before I deliver my speech, which I intend to read in part so as not to conflict with the standing orders, I need to recognise the fact that this speech was written by a young intern in my... - Middle East (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the issue of the devastating conflict in the Israeli occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. I wish to impress the absolute urgency of finding a peaceful... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on the Cashless debit card trial progress report, which was released on the final day of last month, 31 October 2016. I would like to point out that in the most recent... - Medicare (1 speech)
Once again I rise to speak about an issue that the government is mucking up, playing up again and causing confusion about—and that issue is Medicare. Seriously, every time I rise to speak... - Intersex Day of Solidarity (1 speech)
Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity. It is a day for us to reflect on the issues faced by people across the world with intersex variations and to recognise the important work being done by the... - Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about the real issues in the building and construction industry across Australia—not the nonsense and ideological hatred of trade unions that we hear from the... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Previously, in the 44th parliament, the Senate voted to support my motion to establish a special investigation. The investigation focused on alleged human rights abuses including torture, sexual... - Gun Control (1 speech)
At the end of last month, along with 38 other people, including health workers, people who work with victims of domestic violence, people affected by homicide, relatives of people who have... - Women's Workforce Participation (1 speech)
This year, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the lifting the marriage bar on the Australian Public Service. That marriage bar meant that married women could not be employed on a permanent basis...
