Senate debates
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
- Democracy (1 speech)
It is well known that his in his farewell speech the great American president Dwight Eisenhower warned about the military industrial complex. Today, of course, it is not just the military... - Economy (1 speech)
We live in extraordinary times—a time when the world is crying out for leadership over politics and leadership over fear. Good economic policy will deliver us out of this pandemic and out... - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Extremism (1 speech)
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in Australia, and there is no detection test for it. Tragically, almost half of the 1,560 Australians... - Callaghan, Mr Kym Leslie, OAM (1 speech)
I want to put some remarks on the table about the Australia Day honours list in which 844 Australians were recognised. In announcing the list, the Governor-General said: On behalf of all... - Shark Fishing (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the global shark fin trade and inhumane practise of shark finning. For some years I have spoken out about shark finning, its inherent cruelty and the need for... - Meat Industry (1 speech)
The last 12 months, since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived on our shores, have thrown into sharp relief what is necessary to Australia and Australians: a hardworking, efficient transport industry... - Tasmania: Dairy Industry (1 speech)
Last Thursday I attended the opening of the Duck River Meadows dairy and cheese factory in Smithton in the far north-west of Tasmania. Back in 2012 an announcement by the then Labor regional...
