Senate debates
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
- Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre, Mercer, Mr Dean Paul, OAM, Morphett, Mr Andrew Kenneth 'Drew', OAM (1 speech)
Australia has always produced very good surfers. We have grown up with names like Mark Richards, Midget Farrelly, Nat Young, Tom Carroll, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Steph Gilmore, Pam Burridge... - Australian Antarctic Program (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter close to my heart and to my home state of Tasmania. As the Antarctic research season approaches, it is time for Minister Frydenberg to stand up for Tasmanian... - Aged Care (1 speech)
This evening I rise to speak on the aged care homeless supplement, which enables specialist homeless aged care providers to provide aged care services to older Australians with a history of or... - Trade (1 speech)
I rise tonight to discuss a unique opportunity that Australia has been presented with by the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union. Firstly, I would like to commend the Turnbull... - Local Council Elections: New South Wales (1 speech)
I rise to put on the record that this Saturday Central Coast residents will finally have the opportunity to have their say and vote in the local government elections. Following the New South... - Qualifications of Members and Senators (1 speech)
People take up political careers for many reasons. Some do it for reasons of service, for humanity; others do it for the headlines and yet others do it because up until then they've led a... - Indigenous Literacy Day (1 speech)
In remote communities in this country, a household would be lucky to have just five books. It's hard to imagine if you've grown up in a household where you were read to from the start of your... - Australian Competitiveness (1 speech)
Yesterday in TheAustralian Financial Review James Fazzino, the managing director and chief executive of Incitec, had an article in which he explained why his Australian company built its factory... - Birdsville Races (1 speech)
Let me take you to a postcode not many politicians have bothered to visit: postcode 4482, population 100. From Brisbane it is 1,581 kilometres; from Melbourne, 2,158 kilometres; from Adelaide,... - Cape York (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, and all communities in Cape York, it is my duty to listen to and meet as many people as possible across our home state. One of the... - Wilson, Mr Rod (1 speech)
I rise tonight to reflect upon the life of a friend and fellow political traveller in Alexander Rodney Lockie Wilson, known affectionately to all as Rod Wilson. Rod passed away less than a week... - Teen Challenge Tasmania: Home of Hope, Hillwood Berry Farm (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about two local organisations that I've had the pleasure of visiting in the last few weeks. They are both world leaders and making an impact in my home state of Tasmania:... - Equal Pay Day (1 speech)
On Monday, we marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. That's the date past the end of the financial year that women, on average, would have had to work to earn the same amount as men—an extra... - Automotive Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the state of Australia's automotive industry. People might think that the end of car manufacturing in Australia means that this is a dying industry. In fact, the... - Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on behalf of Queenslanders who've been let down by the Turnbull government. Specifically I want to talk about how the Turnbull government has let down Queensland local... - Australian Taxation Office (1 speech)
I rise this evening to tell the story of Mr Ron Shamir, an experienced intelligence analyst who blew the whistle on shady dealings at the Australian Taxation Office and lost his job for his... - National Child Protection Week (1 speech)
I rise tonight because it's a very important week on the national calendar, and that is National Child Protection Week. It's an opportunity for us to have a national discussion in our Australian... - Wildlife Diplomacy (1 speech)
Australia markets itself to the world as a clean, green country. We say we have an abundance of wilderness teeming with wildlife and global environmental credentials in flora, fauna and landscape... - Dorevitch Pathology (1 speech)
I rise this evening to tell the Senate about the shameful treatment of a group of overworked, underappreciated and underpaid workers in my state of Victoria and their struggle to get their... - Platypus Conservation (1 speech)
In Australia we face a huge challenge to protect our unique wildlife. An unacceptable number of our animals, such as the hairy-nosed wombat and the koala, are vulnerable, endangered or face... - United Nations (1 speech)
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed UN resolution 1325. That was the first time an international agreement acknowledged the pivotal role of women in building and... - Defence Procurement, Aged Care, Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Defence procurement is a huge issue. Defence is the Commonwealth's biggest procurer. The value to the economy is enormous. Because so much of taxpayers' money is being spent, it makes a big...
