Senate debates

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

  • Migrant Resource Centre (1 speech)
    Australia is often described as a multicultural country. We have for many years relied on skilled migration to support our growing economy, and this chamber has debated those benefits on many...
  • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
    I recently had the honour and privilege of meeting a group of young Tamil refugees who have experienced the horrors of the genocide in Sri Lanka which continues to this day. I wish to read a...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    The previous four ABS provisional mortality statistics data releases revealed 15.1 per cent, 16 per cent, 17 per cent and 17.3 per cent increases in excess deaths above the baseline average....
  • Tasmania: Employment (1 speech)
    LL (—) (): Bureaucrats are costing investment in Tasmania and Tasmanian jobs all because they keep changing the goal posts. There are some projects in Tassie that have been gathering dust...
  • International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (1 speech)
    Earlier this month, a motion in the House of Representatives included an acknowledgement of the rise in antisemitic incidents in Australia of more than 40 per cent since 2020. It also...
  • Ipswich (3 speeches)
    Before I start on my contribution, I'd like to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Smith in that regard. Indeed, I think it is a great think that this country, with the support of both...
  • Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
    The most recent flood in northern Australia has seen floodwaters extend from the gulf south for hundreds of kilometres. The complete lack of interest and support from this federal government is...
  • Cost of Living (2 speeches)
    I've said it before in this chamber and I'll say it again: hypocrisy is just the latest virtue of Green-Left activists and politicians to signal, and there's nothing more hypocritical than the...
  • Capitalism (5 speeches)
    I speak as a servant to the many different people who make up our amazing one Queensland community. I have not yet had a chance to make fun of Treasurer Jim Chalmers's ode to soviet glory titled...