Senate debates

Thursday, 20 September 2018

  • Migrants Convicted of Being a Member of a Terrorist Organisation (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) expresses a concern that persons convicted in Australia of being a member of a terrorist organisation, in circumstances where they are recent migrants to...
  • World Day Against the Death Penalty (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 10 October 2018 is World Day Against the Death Penalty,   (ii) the bi-partisan position of Australian governments over...
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (2 speeches)
    I move: That— (1) The Senate: (a) notes that the Coalition Government has waived labour market testing for contractual service suppliers for six new countries in the Comprehensive and...
  • International Day of Peace (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 21 September 2018 is the International Day of Peace,   (ii) that the United Nations General Assembly has declared that...
  • World Rhino Day (7 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes:   (i) that 22 September 2018 is World Rhino Day,   (ii) that there are fewer than 29 000 rhinos left worldwide across five species,...
  • Right to Privacy (2 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) in 2013, the UN General Assembly affirmed that the rights held by people offline must also be protected online, and it called upon...
  • Superannuation (9 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate: (a) notes that women retire with around 40 per cent less superannuation than men, and supports legislative change to close this gap as quickly as possible; (b)...
  • Bisexual Awareness Week (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) this week is International Bisexual Awareness Week (Bi Week), and 23 September 2018 is Bisexual Visibility Day,   (ii) Bi...