Senate debates
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
- Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
The easing of coronavirus restrictions has led to a renewed sense of optimism for our country, for businesses to resume trading, for workers to return to work and for Australians to enjoy their... - Potato Industry (1 speech)
Many of you in this place and many people on the north-west coast of Tasmania, where I live, will know potato processing gave me a start in employment that lasted for over 10 years of my working... - Forestry (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on protecting our forests, particularly forests that are part of the lands of the Wurundjeri, the Taungurong, the Gunai Kurnai and the Bidwell peoples. I acknowledge the... - Western Australia: Environment (1 speech)
Last night, in the adjournment debate, I was telling a compelling story about how the Western Australian Labor environment minister, Stephen Dawson, is the latest soft target for environmental... - Regional Newspapers (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I pay tribute tonight to the more than 100 regional newspapers which will no longer be printed from 29 June. It follows the recent closure of online sites 10 daily... - Mature Age Workers (1 speech)
I rise tonight to discuss mature-age workers, a cohort of Australians I am very worried about, particularly in the midst of this crisis and recession. The data paints an unsettling and upsetting... - Australian Labor Party (8 speeches)
I rise in this adjournment debate to raise some very serious questions about the conduct of the Labor Party in Victoria and Victorian Labor Party members of parliament, not just state but... - COVID-19: Aged-Care Workers (1 speech)
Essential workers have been the heroes of COVID-19. Our health workers, our cleaners, our truckies, our retail staff and of course our aged-care workers have ensured that some of our most...
