- Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; In Committee (2 speeches)
The committee is considering the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 and amendments on sheet MY124 moved by Senator Reynolds. Senators will recall that yesterday we... - Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Bill 2018; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I rise to speak in favour of this bill. It has been the subject of a fair amount of discussion between the minister's office and ours. I just want to be clear that I am speaking to the Aboriginal... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to this bill have been circulated, I don't intend to go into Committee of the Whole unless any senator now requests that we do so. There being no such requests, I now ask the... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I rise to speak to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 and related bill. The bills establish a financial asset fund, the... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time. - Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018; Second Reading (8 speeches)
I rise to speak to the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018. Labor will be supporting this bill because it makes a number of improvements to the existing regime for protecting the... - Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Modern Slavery Bill 2018; Second Reading (26 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Modern Slavery Bill. Today there are more than 40 million people around the world in slavery. That is more than at any time in human history. Two-thirds of those people are...