Senate debates

Monday, 2 December 2019

  • Economy (4 speeches)
    At the request of Senator Ayres, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) each year the Harvard University Growth Lab produces the world Atlas of Economic Complexity,...
  • Department of Home Affairs (4 speeches)
    At the request of Senators Lines, Sterle, Dodson and Pratt, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) the Department of Home Affairs employs over 135 dedicated and...
  • Work Health and Safety (4 speeches)
    At the request of Senators Watt, Green and Chisholm, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) in the past 18 months, there have been seven workplace deaths in the mining...
  • West Papua (7 speeches)
    I ask that general business notice of motion No. 312 standing in my name for today, relating to West Papua, be taken as a formal motion.
  • Racism (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes with deep concern that:   (i) the 2019 report on anti-Semitism in Australia, published by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, found a 30%...
  • Great Australian Bight: Oil Exploration (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) Norwegian oil giant, Equinor, plans to drill for oil in the pristine ocean environment of the Great Australian Bight,...
  • Seismic Testing (5 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) Asset Energy and their project partners are planning to conduct further seismic testing for gas off the coast of Newcastle and the...
  • Mining (8 speeches)
    I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:   (i) in August 2019, the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) released a briefing note concluding that the Adani...
  • Department of Home Affairs (1 speech)
    At the request of Senators Kitching, Ciccone, Carr and Walsh, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Department of Home Affairs employs over 125 dedicated and hardworking...