Senate debates
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
- Bureaucracy (1 speech)
Over the past 2½ years, Australians have witnessed the rise of the unelected and unaccountable bureaucrat. We've witnessed the power these people now have over our lives. During this time,... - Health Care (1 speech)
As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I'm speaking to the answers Minister Gallagher provided—or, rather, failed to provide—to my questions on gender dysphoria... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (2 speeches)
It's good to see you in the chair, Acting Deputy President Reynolds. Last month I had the immense honour of attending and being able to participate in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary... - Bridestowe Lavender Estate (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity tonight to highlight an iconic Tasmanian tourist destination, Bridestowe Lavender Estate, in Nabowla, in Tasmania's north-east. Bridestowe is celebrating its 100th... - Harding, Dr Ronnie (1 speech)
Many people will have known a teacher who lit a spark of passion in them or rekindled a flickering flame to its full burning potential. For me it was Dr Ronnie Harding. She played an instrumental... - Irish National Association of Australasia (1 speech)
I rise to make a contribution about an event that occurred in Sydney on Easter Sunday earlier this year, where I was privileged to join the leadership of the Irish National Association at... - 8th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (1 speech)
It was a great privilege to attend the 8th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet in Washington DC in June. I was a guest of the Tibetan Information Office, who worked with the Office of... - Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
The denuclearisation imperative has rarely been more urgent than it is right now, and it is incumbent upon the government to make all possible efforts towards its achievement. One of the best... - Concussion (1 speech)
Today I would like to talk about concussions in sport. They are much more common than we realise, and this is an issue that needs to be taken more seriously. This is also an issue that affects... - COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Today, of course, is 2 August, and for well over a year we've had the vaccine rollout. Every day I still hear from people that have suffered injuries from the vaccine or suffer through mandates... - Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (1 speech)
Thank you, Acting Deputy President Dean Smith. I'm delighted to give this adjournment speech in your presence. Perhaps you're somewhat of a captive audience—or a captured audience. I'm not... - Women In Sport (1 speech)
Should eligibility for women's sporting events be based on biological sex? Over the last few years, an extraordinary amount of effort has been put into stopping anyone from even asking this... - Federal Election (11 speeches)
cGRATH () (): Tonight I wish to expose the hypocrisy of a prominent authority on disinformation and the architect of the teal's digital campaign. In October 2021, an astroturfing campaign named,...
