Senate debates
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Australian Embassy: Israel (3 speeches)
The announcement by the Prime Minister to investigate the possibility of relocating the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is to be applauded. Every sovereign nation has the... - Transport Industry, Tasmania: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Trucking is the lifeblood of our nation. Our drivers and our freight vehicles keep the Australian economy flowing, transporting millions of tonnes of freight around our nation each year. Every... - Morrison Government (1 speech)
The Morrison government has decided that it wants us to focus on foreign policy in the lead-up to the Wentworth by-election. But yesterday's rash and dangerous announcement regarding Jerusalem... - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (1 speech)
My contribution, with this opportunity, is to speak briefly in relation to matters around the banking royal commission or, more importantly, about some of the issues that the royal commission has... - Wentworth By-Election (1 speech)
This weekend the citizens of Wentworth have a very clear choice to make. If they vote for the Liberal candidate, Dave Sharma, it is business as usual—more chaos, more division, more... - Liberal Democrats (1 speech)
Lately other senators have started talking about their achievements. They don't have much to talk about. That's not the case with the Liberal Democrats. We have clear principles, so we know what... - Glyphosate (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a topic close to my heart and close to my origins in farming. The topic is the use of glyphosate, one of the most effective, safe and useful chemicals that, I think it's... - Immigration Detention (1 speech)
The situation for refugee children on Nauru and Manus Island is now critical. Reports this morning that the chief medical officer on Nauru is being deported demonstrates just how dire things have...
