Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

  • Hocking, Ms Debra Ann (3 speeches)
    Senator McLachlan, I congratulate you on becoming the Deputy President.
  • Australian Regional Leadership Initiative (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about my experience on a recent Australian Regional Leadership Initiative tour, hosted by Save the Children and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which I...
  • Environment (1 speech)
    I rise today, in this time for senators' statements, to make some comments in relation to the state of Australia's environment. Of course, we know that last week the minister for the environment,...
  • Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (4 speeches)
    Acting Deputy President Polley, it's good to see you and my other colleagues here again, in the 47th Parliament. Today I decided to make a contribution in the Senate on the topic of...
  • Her Majesty The Queen: Platinum Jubilee, Myanmar (1 speech)
    SMITH () (): I rise to highlight a meaningful, historic opportunity to pay tribute to the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. It's an opportunity that is in real danger of being missed,...
  • Australia state of the environment 2021 (1 speech)
    This is not my first speech, but I would like to take this opportunity to talk briefly about the recently released State of the environment report. At the commencement of this 47th parliament it...
  • Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji (1 speech)
    This month I travelled to Fiji as part of a cross-party delegation to better understand our place in the Pacific family, and from five days of meetings in villages, farms, markets, women's health...
  • Environment (2 speeches)
    Madam Acting Deputy President Polley, it's great to be back and great to see you in the chair. Today I want to take the brief opportunity that I have to speak about the environment. It is...
  • Labor Government (4 speeches)
    This week the 47th Parliament commenced the work of the Albanese Labor government to create a better future. After Labor being almost a decade in opposition, my home state of Tasmania will again...