Senate debates
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (1 speech)
I rise to speak about why we need a national anti-corruption commission, and the main reason is Scott Morrison. To introduce into law in Australia an independent anti-corruption commission is a... - Australian Marine Complex (1 speech)
Mr Acting Deputy President Sterle, today I rise to talk about something that is desperately needed in our own home state of Western Australia—upgrades to the Henderson industrial precinct.... - Australian Music Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the amazing work and life that the Australian music industry brings to each and every one of us in this country. The Australian music industry—the artists, the... - Myanmar: Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
In the very few minutes that remain—it's a great shame I only have a few minutes, because the topic I wanted to talk about is a matter of great importance to our region and a matter of... - Education (2 speeches)
The most recent OECD data on the disciplinary climate has Australia ranked 70th out of 77 countries, meaning we have some of the most-disruptive classrooms by international standards. Disruptive... - National Anti-Corruption Commission (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the passage of the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation, which passed the Senate last night and which, in just the last hour, has been back through the House of... - Valedictory (1 speech)
This year, 2022, has been a year of really mixed emotions for me—a bit of a roller-coaster, you might say. As travel opened up, I was ecstatic to be able to visit my ammi in Pakistan and my... - Victoria: Election (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise and talk about the Saturday election in Victoria, where it wasn't a 'greenslide' so much as a 'natslide'. The Victorian National Party had our most successful... - Member for Cook (1 speech)
The response we saw in the House from former prime minister Scott Morrison to the findings of the Bell inquiry and the censure motion against him requires calling out, because there was an... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
I rise to speak to an alarming report published in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday about a massive increase in the number of Australian adolescents being treated for gender dysphoria. The causes... - Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (1 speech)
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has betrayed Western Australia by backing the Albanese government's radical shake-up of the industrial relations system. Mr McGowan should be telling Mr... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
Tonight is the parliamentary launch of Sydney World Pride—a celebration but also a reminder that we have much more work to do to dispel longstanding myths about LGBTIQ people. I take this... - Schools (1 speech)
Federal and state governments are due to negotiate a new funding agreement for our schools, and it's a critical time in those negotiations. It comes at a time when private schools are receiving... - Victoria State Election (1 speech)
To all the UAP candidates and volunteers who worked very hard during the Victorian election, although not the result that we all wanted to see, I say thank you. It gives us a target to work... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Racially charged attacks and offensive language have no place in a national conversation on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament, not at any time. Before we even have the... - Ukraine: Holodomor (1 speech)
Earlier this week I presented a notice of motion to the Senate noting Holodomor. Today, I wish to acknowledge that last Saturday, 26 November, was the 89th anniversary of the enforced famine... - International Day of People With Disability (1 speech)
( Disabled people are awesome. This year on International Day of People With Disability, our Australian disability community is more politically engaged than ever before. This year's global theme... - United Nations Climate Change Conference (1 speech)
I was hoping to give a 10-minute piece on this but the government did away with senators' statements, so I will try and do it in two minutes. Visiting COP27 in Egypt the other week was a... - Road Safety (2 speeches)
I know people are looking forward to a well-deserved break over this holiday season. This holiday season I'm asking drivers on our roads to drive so others survive. Over 1,200 families will be...
