Senate debates

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

  • International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Singh, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was launched in Melbourne in 2007, and is now made...
  • Extreme Weather Events (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes with concern that the current wildfires in California are the deadliest and most destructive cluster of fires in California's history; (b) expresses...
  • Garvan Institute of Medical Research (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Garvan Institute for Medical Research (the Garvan Institute) is conducting ground-breaking work on cancer, including cancer genomics, which...
  • Orthopaedic Trauma (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that this week is Bone and Joint Awareness Week, and today, 17 October 2017, is World Orthopaedic Trauma Day, (ii) that Australians who suffer...
  • Anti-Poverty Week (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that this week is Anti-Poverty Week 2017; (b) recognises that more than three million Australians are living in poverty and hardship; (c) acknowledges...
  • Higher Education (4 speeches)
    I wish to inform the chamber that Senator O'Neill will also sponsor this motion. I, and also on behalf of Senator O'Neill, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Government has...