Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

  • Members of Parliament: Conduct (1 speech)
    I rise to raise serious concerns about a secret funding agreement between the current member for Corangamite, Libby Coker, and the construction division of the CFMMEU, headed by John Setka. This...
  • Bennett, Private George (1 speech)
    It's tough losing, isn't it? And it's difficult for people to come to grips with it. I appreciate that. Perhaps Senator Henderson should just let it go. Private George Bennett was a Gamilaraay...
  • Homelessness, Housing Affordability (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to talk about homelessness and housing. Over the last few decades, Australian governments have created a housing system that actively impoverishes people and makes inequality...
  • Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
    Tasmania is the turnaround state. Tasmania's economic health is about as good as it has ever been. Today, my home state of Tasmania, thanks to the shrewd stewardship of federal and state Liberal...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    I read an article today entitled 'Tech stars want gig economy reform but no minimum wage', in which a number of tech stars—and I call them 'tsars' in this case—were particularly...
  • Morrison Government (1 speech)
    The government at the moment is proposing industrial relations reform. It is tinkering. That's all it is. What I want to do is discuss the bigger picture that we need to consider. First, let's...