Senate debates

Thursday, 28 July 2022

  • China (1 speech)
    I rise in this place this afternoon to address a particular issue, and that is the disjointed reporting and the use of language under the general theme of 'an aggressive China'. We see an awful...
  • Australia: Natural Disasters (13 speeches)
    It's a great honour to be appointed Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery. Whether it's floods, bushfires or storms, when natural disasters hit Australians look to us to work collaboratively and...
  • Education (1 speech)
    Please note that this is not my first speech. Public school teachers are some of the hardest-working people in Australia. Throughout the pandemic, they have been beacons of reliability,...
  • Telecommunications (1 speech)
    The last time Labor was in government, it delivered no funding for mobile base stations—not a dollar for new or upgraded mobile infrastructure—and delivered the NBN to just 51,000...
  • Education (1 speech)
    enator GROGAN () (): I rise today to recognise the role of education in strengthening our democracy and to celebrate the efforts of teachers throughout the state, my state of South Australia, to...
  • Tasmania (1 speech)
    This is not my first speech. I'll need a teensy little bit more than just a couple of minutes for that. But I couldn't pass up a chance to stand up here and say a big thank you thank all the...
  • Wellcamp Quarantine Facility (1 speech)
    Senator Tyrrell, it wasn't your first speech but it was a very good speech. It was very gracious, and I'm sure you'll do your party proud and continue Senator Lambie's great work, especially in...
  • Abe, Mr Shinzo (1 speech)
    Earlier this week I wasn't able to make a contribution on the passing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but I just want to make a very short contribution right now. Like everyone in...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    This is not my first speech. A new parliament is a chance for new politics, and voters have told us loud and clear that the old two-party system that delivered for the big end of town, while...
  • National Security (1 speech)
    This is not my first speech. I was very pleased to hear the Attorney-General has stopped the prosecution of Bernard Collaery. The Attorney-General's action ended the unjust prosecution of a man...
  • Climate Change (1 speech)
    Brave farmers in the Netherlands are protesting their government's draconian and tyrannical climate policies and, through peaceful protests, they're defending their livelihoods and their liberty....
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    As servants to the people of Queensland—or our states—and Australia, we have a sworn duty to tell the people the truth rather than what people would like to hear. Responding to...
  • Nuclear Waste Management (1 speech)
    OCOCK () (): I note this is not my first speech. On Tuesday, we were welcomed to country and parliament in a powerful and beautiful ceremony. So many Australians want to tell the truth about our...
  • Northern Australia (2 speeches)
    I rise to remind the Labor Party that northern Australia matters. It matters to me, to my coalition colleagues and to the 1.3 million people who call it home. On 2 June I said I feared the...