Senate debates
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
- Wattle Day (1 speech)
I rise to speak in the shadow of the great date 1 September that is rapidly approaching, known as Wattle Day for Australia. I notice, as many of my colleagues have noticed, the wattle already in... - Abortion (1 speech)
Today the Queensland Labor government introduced new laws to legalise the abortion of babies up to 22 weeks old, effectively as a routine means of contraception. Babies much older than 22 weeks... - Australian Antarctic Division (1 speech)
On Wednesday last week, I and my colleague Senator Brown moved a motion in the Senate which called on the Turnbull government to commit to the long-term future of the Australian Antarctic... - Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Bicycle helmet laws are a classic sign of the nanny state. When people decide to ride without a helmet, they risk their own lives, not the lives of others. They don't hurt anyone else with their...
