Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

  • Queensland Government, Paradise Dam (1 speech)
    I want to talk about the dustbin fire that is ethics and honesty in Queensland under the state Labor government there. We've got a state Labor government—hear this, everybody!—that...
  • Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
    Last week the Australian Electoral Commission published political donations data for the 2020-21 financial year, and guess how much the fossil fuel companies gave to the Liberal, National and...
  • Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
    or McDONALD () (): I rise to congratulate the Prime Minister and Minister Ley, the environment minister, on the new announcement of $1 billion in new reef funding. I guess it's not always an...
  • Gender Equality (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to acknowledge the tremendous, powerful speeches given by two remarkable Australian women at the National Press Club today. These are two women who not only have changed the...
  • Leader of the Opposition (1 speech)
    ENDERSON () (): In a couple of months Australians will go to the polls. There has never been a more important election. At a time when Australia needs certainty, Mr Albanese, the most...
  • Coalition Government: Regional Australia (1 speech)
    It's great to be in the chamber, hopefully as the last speaker for the evening, amongst some really close colleagues of mine here, so buckle in for the next five minutes. It's no secret that...
  • Western Australia: Bushfires (1 speech)
    Senator Ciccone, I hate to steal your thunder, but I'm actually going to add a few remarks this evening before we finish. I wish to pay tribute to the many, many volunteer firefighters in Western...