Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

  • TikTok (1 speech)
    Social media has played a significant role in shaping and influencing our world, especially in the last decade. TikTok is a large social media conglomerate that has recently been under fire for...
  • Aston By-Election (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on the choice that the people of Aston have this Saturday. Mary Doyle has spent her career fighting for working people, and I know she would be an incredible addition to this...
  • Aged Care (1 speech)
    I want to talk today to a petition entitled 'Bring back Nurses, Physios And Allied health in aged care homes. Stop taking our jobs'. This petition on Change.org has reached over 20,000...
  • Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (1 speech)
    Today, I'd like to acknowledge the great work that the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation does and has been doing for the last 30 years. Established to help promote, guide and encourage...
  • Human Rights (1 speech)
    Today I wish to speak to the inquiry into Australia's human rights framework, which was referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights by the Attorney-General earlier this month....
  • Cultural Heritage Protection (1 speech)
    enator COX () (): Today I want to talk about sea country, and how important that is to First Nations underwater cultural heritage that needs to be protected. Recently, the Joint Standing...
  • COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
    Why has the Queensland health department withdrawn funding for its award-winning COVAX research program studying the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines? This program is the creation of...
  • Children's Television (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the children's television industry in Australia, the amazing work they do and the need to support Australian content and stories. Australia has so much to be proud of when...
  • Parliamentary Friends of Hazara (1 speech)
    Two sitting weeks ago it was my pleasure to join colleagues to launch the Parliamentary Friends of Hazara group. I'm honoured to be a co-chair of this group, along with Mr Andrew Charlton and Ms...
  • Quinn, Mr Ian (Quinny) (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge Ian Quinn, affectionately known as Quinny by those of us lucky enough to have known him. Quinny was a proud Australian and a good man. He sadly passed away earlier...
  • Gender and Sexual Orientation (5 speeches)
    Demonising those who question the Left's radical gender ideology can have severe consequences. The lies and misinformation about the motivations of conservative parties, Christian organisations...
  • New South Wales State Election, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
    Over the weekend in New South Wales we saw yet another example of how Australians have had enough of Liberal governments. They have had enough of the excuses, the scandals, the boring talking...
  • Aston By-Election (1 speech)
    Today I rise to draw the attention of the chamber to information recently published on a candidate that the Greens and Labor are supporting at the Aston by-election. I am deeply concerned by...
  • Australian Capital Territory: Hobart Place General Practice (2 speeches)
    I rise today to report that my community has lost another general practice. Last week Hobart Place General Practice announced it would be closing its doors. This practice is less than four...