Senate debates

Thursday, 8 February 2018

  • Wirth, Dr Hugh, AM (1 speech)
    At the request of Senators Di Natale and Rhiannon, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) the passing, on 5 February 2018, of Dr Hugh Wirth, AM,   (ii) that Dr Wirth...
  • Broadband (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) on 30 October 2017, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) draft report for the Communications Sector Market...
  • Australia Day (8 speeches)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Di Natale, move: That the Senate— (a) acknowledges that:   (i) on 26 January 2018, tens of thousands of Australians around the country marched in...
  • Defence Industry (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) the Australian Government's plans to make Australia one of the top ten weapons manufacturers globally, raising us from the 20th to the...
  • Mining (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes, with concern, that the Adani Group (Adani) is on the record blatantly misrepresenting the number of jobs its polluting Carmichael coal mine would create;...
  • Live Animal Exports (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) according to the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU), since 1990, more than 40 000 jobs in Australian meat processing...