Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

  • Afghanistan (1 speech)
    The sacrifice of Australian forces in Afghanistan shows our nation at its best. Almost 40,000 Australian troops served in Afghanistan to defeat terrorists and support our allies. Forty-one...
  • Employment (1 speech)
    I rise to speak regarding two reports which have been released this year: the Productivity Commission's productivity insights report and the Intergenerational report. Together they have painted a...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    [by video link] I rise to speak tonight on productivity, hardly an original issue to raise but an important one all the same. Many here have spoken previously about the importance of productivity...
  • Women's Health Week, National Summit on Women's Safety (10 speeches)
    Within days, one of the most important weeks of the year will be upon us. Women's Health Week begins next Monday, 6 September, and runs through until Friday 9 September. It will be five big days...
  • Afghanistan (1 speech)
    The fall of the Afghan government and the subsequent Taliban takeover have quite rightly sent shockwaves around the world. Largely, the public discourse is centred around a narrative that the...