Senate debates
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1 speech)
Although there remain cynics out there, the reality is everyone loves a wedding—especially a royal wedding. A wedding is one of the most significant milestones in anyone's life, and an... - Daly River Evacuation (1 speech)
I rise tonight in adjournment to make a contribution on behalf of—and to report to the Senate about—the Daly River community and the residents of Daly River. It's a community over 230... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to talk about this coalition government's track record in relation to IT and its general failure in the space of telecommunications, data protection and civil rights. This... - Lindsay, Mr Greg (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to Greg Lindsay, who earlier this year stepped down as executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies, the think-tank he founded in 1976. Few Australians... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to put on the record my serious concerns about the Turnbull government's attitude towards the funding of housing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This... - Victoria: Criminal Justice System (1 speech)
I want to tell you a horror story tonight—a number of horror stories, actually—involving one family in Victoria where, again, our so-called justice system went terribly wrong. Once... - Bjelke-Petersen, Lady Florence 'Flo' Isabel (1 speech)
I would like to make a few brief comments this evening about the passing of Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen. I apologise to the Senate that I was unable to speak on the condolence motion yesterday, but... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Early childhood educators perform some of the most valuable work in our society for less than half the average Australian wage. Anyone who has had a child attend child care knows the importance... - Burston, Senator Brian (1 speech)
On Sunday last, 4 February 2018, the SydneyMorning Herald published an article with the front-page headline 'One Nation senator and top Hanson strategist misled Parliament'. The article implied... - Myanmar (1 speech)
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to join UNICEF on a visit to a refugee camp in Bangladesh with my co-chair of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for UNICEF, National Party MP and member for... - Ovarian Cancer (2 speeches)
I rise this evening to speak about ovarian cancer, as I do each February for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The campaign for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month this year is Time For Action, which is... - Middle East: Human Rights, Myanmar (1 speech)
Ahed Tamimi was arrested by the Israeli army in mid-December, along with her mother and cousin. She has since been denied bail and presented with a list of cobbled-together charges. She is now in... - Jones, Mr Lindsay Gordon Bower (1 speech)
When my friend Lindsay Jones died last year, his friends gathered to remember a strong Labor man dedicated to social justice— a real Labor warrior. He didn't want any fuss. He just needed... - Western Australia: Australian Labor Party (3 speeches)
Tonight, I am absolutely delighted to be able to introduce to the Senate five fantastic women who have been pre-selected by the Labor Party as our WA Labor candidates in Liberal-held marginal... - Tasmanian Election (1 speech)
There is something rotten at the heart of Tasmania's democracy that's been festering for many decades and still corrupts our parliament and our government decision-making to this day. I want to... - Nuclear Weapons (3 speeches)
I had a rare privilege last week. I met someone who survived the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a hibakusha, Mr Terumi Tanaka. Mr Tanaka was 13 and living in Nagasaki at the time the... - Environment (1 speech)
I'd like to speak tonight reflecting on a couple of things, triggered by some recent visits to Central and North Queensland, the state I have the honour of representing on behalf of the Greens,...
