Senate debates

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

  • Beers, Mr Zac (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to talk about Labor's commitment to the federal electorate of Flynn. It's one of my duty electorates and a region for which I have a great passion. I was fortunate to be able to...
  • Northern Australia (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to make a brief contribution about the importance of the north, particularly the importance of the north of my home state of Western Australia. It's great that the minister is in...
  • Australian Public Service: Visa Processing (1 speech)
    Last Friday, I met with the CPSU representatives in my Hobart office regarding the Turnbull government's plan to tender Australia's visa processing services, at the potential cost of thousands of...
  • Workplace Relations, Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
    I'd like to take the opportunity to speak briefly on integrity issues relating to both workplace relations and the financial services sector. At the outset, I'd like to provide the Senate with...
  • Youth (1 speech)
    I'd like to take a moment to reflect on the scenes that we saw coming out of the United States and across the world over the weekend—particularly in Washington DC, where nearly a million...
  • Bahrain (1 speech)
    A number of people from Bahrain have come to see me in Sydney to speak about their deep concerns about what has been happening in their country for a number of years. In February 2011...