Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

  • Hodgman, Mr William Edward Felix (Will), Gutwein, Mr Peter Carl (1 speech)
    Last month the Tasmanian Liberal Party leader and Premier, Will Hodgman, stepped down from his respective positions after nearly 18 years serving in the Tasmanian parliament. Will Hodgman has...
  • Safer Internet Day (1 speech)
    Yesterday was Safer Internet Day, a campaign to promote making the internet safer and better for everyone. This global campaign started in 2004 and has continued growing until it now covers 150...
  • Marine Conservation (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to talk about an issue that's very close to my heart: the protection of our oceans and our marine life. In January, in the midst of our bushfire crisis, a new study on global ocean...
  • Australian Bushfires and Coronavirus: Forestry, Fisheries and Tourism (1 speech)
    I want, in the adjournment debate tonight, to pay tribute to the participants and members of three industries that I have the honour of representing as the who are nothing short of amazing and...
  • Telecommunications: National Relay Service (1 speech)
    I will briefly refresh the memory of the chamber on the National Relay Service, the NRS, which allows deaf and hearing-impaired Australians to make and receive telephone calls through the use of...
  • Royal Australian College of Surgeons (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on the issue of road safety and the role that medical practitioners have played in raising awareness and working with decision-makers to help lower the road toll. It is now...
  • Insurance (1 speech)
    When a natural disaster occurs, whether it is a bushfire, a flood, a cyclone or hail, Australians will normally ask themselves two important questions: 'Is everyone safe?' and 'Am I insured?'...