Senate debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Mining Industry (1 speech)
I rise to reflect today on the value of the resources sector in this country historically, in the present day and going forward. Historically, we often forget the importance of the resources... - Schools (1 speech)
I believe in the power of education to change lives. Education brings significant benefits to the individual and society and it allows individuals to gain access to better career opportunities... - Mining (1 speech, 2 comments)
On 11 March 2017 we marked the sixth anniversary of the great Tohoku earthquake off Japan's Pacific coast. Nearly 20,000 people died as a wall of water hit the coast less than an hour after the... - Wild Dogs (1 speech)
It was just over two years ago this month, on 5 March 2015, that I drew the attention of this chamber to a matter of increasing seriousness for many pastoralists across Western Australia, one... - Rural and Regional Services (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak on a growing and persistent concern, that of regional inequality. I do so because time and again our rural, remote and regional areas are ignored by this government. It is a... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
In 1991, Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody wrote the now famous song From Little Things Big Things Grow. Apparently they were sitting around a campfire, and a few hours later they had written a... - Defence (2 speeches)
I rise to talk about the powers of the Commonwealth government under section 51 of our Constitution, which relates to the defence of the nation. Over the years, leaders of both political...
