Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

  • Livermore, Mr Claude Charles 'Charlie' (1 speech)
    On Anzac Day this year, I went out to Tingha, a large Aboriginal community near Inverell. A lot of the people are Aborigines. I want to talk to you about Charlie Livermore. I will read a story in...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    I rise to address the Senate the day after what has, sadly, proven to be another budget for bankers and billionaires. This is a budget where the welfare of everyday Australians is placed squarely...
  • Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
    I rise in this adjournment debate to make a contribution on a matter pertaining to one of the main players in the construction and architecture of the budget. It was very interesting to hear the...
  • Moora Residential College (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to place on record my utter dismay at the Western Australian state government's forced and completely unnecessary closure of Moora Residential College. It is a shocking and...
  • Veterans (1 speech)
    I rise to speak tonight about the importance of recognising our veterans and all those who put their lives on the line fighting at the behest of the Australian government in conflicts around the...
  • Sri Lanka (1 speech)
    A number of Tamils and Muslims living in Sydney have approached me about ongoing violence that their communities in Sri Lanka are experiencing. In March this year—this is relevant; it is a...