Senate debates
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
- Boston Marathon: Ms Kathrine Switzer (1 speech)
On 17 April the well-known Boston Marathon will be held yet again. What is not well known is that 50 years ago, in 1967, Kathrine Switzer donned bib No. 261. That of itself may seem unremarkable... - Legal Aid, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on two issues that are very close my heart. Our community legal centres are in a perilous state. On 1 July this year the Turnbull government will implement a harsh and... - Harmony Day (1 speech)
Each week since November, I have stood up in this place, on Ngunnawal land, to convey to this chamber the personal experiences of many Australians, most of them Muslims, who have experienced... - Ikin, Ms Noeline (1 speech)
Tonight I want to place on record a tribute to a great Australian who passed away in February this year after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Noeline Ikin in her short life did so much to... - Definium Technologies (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak about the partnership between manufacturing business Definium Technologies and the University of Tasmania's Sense-T project. Last Friday, I had the pleasure of... - National Disability Insurance Scheme: Western Australia (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the NDIS in Western Australia. The Greens are deeply concerned that the agreement signed between the WA and the federal governments on the NDIS, as it will operate in... - Health Care (1 speech)
The Liberal Party, in a combined federal-state fiasco, has overseen the disintegration of health care on the New South Wales Central Coast. No matter what this government says, it cannot walk... - Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (1 speech)
Sadly, I have to follow a speech by Senator O'Neill highlighting the neglect of health by those opposite by focusing on another issue which those opposite have also been neglecting, and that is... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
The Manchurian Candidate, the story of a cunning foreign power pulling the strings of domestic political affairs, is a work of fiction. But there seem to be a lot of people who have watched the... - Forestry Industry, Seafood Industry Australia (1 speech)
Tonight I stand to inform the house of two very positive things that are happening in the areas of which I have responsibility. One is in forestry and one is in fisheries. Today is International... - Bendigo Health (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak about my recent visit to the newly opened Bendigo hospital. I was lucky enough to meet and speak with Mr Peter Faulkner, Bendigo Health's Acting Chief Executive... - Cycling Infrastructure, International Day of Forests (1 speech)
On a Friday night, just 10 days ago, in the suburbs of Melbourne, a young woman by the name of Arzu was riding her bike from her home in Moonee Ponds to Williamstown to visit a friend. While... - Western Australian State Election (1 speech)
I rise this evening to congratulate my state Labor colleagues, the Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan, and the whole of the WA Labor team on their election. I rise to thank so many of the... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
We often hear the acknowledgement of country whenever we go to an official engagement. We acknowledge the Aboriginal elders past and present. I have my own acknowledgement based on the historic... - Community Legal Centres (1 speech)
Last week in Hobart I joined the shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, on visits to community legal centres, where we heard first-hand about the devastating impact of the government's cuts to... - Tasmania: Economy, Tasmania: Tarkine Region (1 speech)
Very recently, I spoke at a rally in north-west Tasmania to stop bulldozers and to stop the Tarkine being trashed and logged. The story I told—and it occurred to me just prior to my... - United States Administration: Family Planning Aid (1 speech)
President Donald Trump's presidential memorandum of 23 January 2017 stated: I hereby revoke the Presidential Memorandum of January 23, 2009, for the Secretary of State and the Administrator of... - Freedom of Religion (1 speech)
I am an atheist. I grew up with a strong belief that freedom of religion is fundamental to democracy. In my teenage years, I was fortunate enough to be a member of the Young Humanists. There were... - Queensland: Rural and Regional Development (1 speech)
I would like to share some stories and some experiences about travelling amongst constituents in south-western Queensland a few weeks ago. I can remember coming to the town of Mitchell. That is...
