Senate debates
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Mercedes-Benz (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue of great concern to the hardworking car dealers of Mercedes-Benz and the car dealer network in Australia more broadly. The imposition of the agency model by car... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak to this year's federal budget and a specific item contained within it—that is, the $1.6 billion for the vitally important Beveridge Intermodal Freight Terminal,... - Ukraine (1 speech)
Over the last four weeks we have seen a full-scale humanitarian disaster unfold across Ukraine at the hands of a Russian oligarch and the military he controls. We here in Australia have seen... - Clough, Mr William Harold, AO, OBE (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the legacy of a particularly outstanding Western Australian and Australian, the late Harold Clough. The Clough name is iconic in Western Australia and has been for more than a... - Tigray (1 speech)
Over 17 months ago the northernmost region in Ethiopia, Tigray, was embroiled in a war that has led to massacres of civilians, destruction of hospitals and clinics, an exodus of refugees and the... - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (1 speech)
The inquest into the terrible death of Hannah Clarke and her children at the hands of her ex-husband is a daily reminder of the epidemic of domestic violence. That horrendous crime is embedded in... - Top Blokes Foundation (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about something that's really close to my heart, and in some ways it's connected to what Senator Hanson has just mentioned. If we're serious about making sure that we... - Fuel (1 speech)
The events of the past two years have shone a bright light on Australia's vulnerability. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have exposed dangerous dependencies in our economy.... - Racism (1 speech)
Islamophobia in this country is rising. The third report on Islamophobia, Islamophobia in Australia, was released this month by Charles Sturt University and the Islamic Science and Research... - World Economic Forum (1 speech)
Founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum is steeped in authoritarianism and Marxist ideology. It's an ideology which is creeping into governments across the world. When speaking... - Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
Given the events and outcomes of the dodgy preselection where I lost by a handful of votes last Saturday, my time in this place will finish on 30 June 2022. Accordingly, there are a few matters I... - Budget, Australian Greens (3 speeches)
Holy smokes! I'm happy to offer another five minutes to Senator Fierravanti-Wells if she'd like to continue. - COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, tonight I'm speaking on this parliament's therapeutic response to COVID-19 and the horrific medical harm and loss of life in that response.... - Human Rights (1 speech)
Like so many around the world, the Greens are devastated by and condemn Russia's horrific invasion of Ukraine, and we are deeply moved by the heartbreaking stories coming out of Ukraine—the... - Tasmania: Child Abuse (1 speech)
Last year an eight-year-old Tasmanian girl was allegedly sexually abused, repeatedly, by a boy she knew at school. The abuse happened on school property where the teachers wouldn't see it. The... - National Security (1 speech)
Two themes of my work as a senator have been national security and campaigning for better transparency and accountability in government and in the parliament. Against the background of my service... - Wentworth Electorate: Federal Election (1 speech)
Allegra Spender's candidacy in Wentworth has the appearance of another GetUp/350.org.au dodgy scam with serious implications for policy on Israel. Recently, Independent candidate for Wentworth...
