Senate debates

Thursday, 22 March 2018

  • International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (1 speech)
    At the request of Senators Moore and Reynolds, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 25 March, the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and...
  • World Tuberculosis Day (1 speech)
    At the request of Senators Moore, Fierravanti-Wells, Di Natale and Singh, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 24 March is World Tuberculosis Day, and marks the anniversary of...
  • Homelessness (4 speeches, 1 comment)
    I, and also at the request of Senator Cameron, move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) according to data from the 2016 Census, the number of homeless Australians has increased by 13.7%...
  • World Water Day (1 speech)
    At the request of Senator Moore, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) United Nations World Water Day is 22 March, with the 2018 theme of 'Nature for Water' exploring how we can look...
  • South Australia: Energy (4 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes its concern that the Turnbull Government's National Energy Guarantee will undermine South Australia's renewable energy industry and job-rich projects; and...
  • Iraq War (12 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that 20 March 2018 marked the fifteenth anniversary of the commencement of the Iraq War; (b) recalls the motion passed by the Senate on 20 March 2003,...