Senate debates

Thursday, 16 August 2018

  • Parliamentary Behaviour (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that over recent times, the Senate has witnessed:   (i) Senator Hanson wear a burqa in the Senate chamber, with the purpose to ridicule a...
  • Kangaroo Harvesting Trade (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) acknowledges:   (i) that, earlier this year, Australian Greens representatives travelled to Brussels to promote a documentary film, and repeat claims that...
  • Newstart (11 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) acknowledges the release of the Australian Council of Social Service and UNSW Sydney report, Inequality in Australia 2018; (b) recognises that the report found that...
  • Free Speech (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) notes:   (i) that the Australian Defence Force has recently drawn headlines following an indication it could end the use of gender-specific pronouns, and...
  • Road Safety (5 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Sterle, I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that:   (i) since recordkeeping commenced in 1925, there have been over 190 000 deaths on Australia's roads,...