Senate debates
Thursday, 28 November 2024
- Make Amazon Pay Campaign (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the impact of algorithm driven rostering practices on Australian workers and to emphasise the importance of the global Make Amazon Pay campaign and the work of the SDA in... - McBride, Mr David William (1 speech)
As we are here today, David McBride, who told the truth about war crimes in Afghanistan, is in jail. He was attacked by this government because he called out the lack of accountability in the... - Conroy, Mr Nathan (1 speech)
Under Labor, living standards for all Australians have fallen dramatically over the last 2½ years, and our economy is grinding to a halt. The only way to get Australia back on track is to... - Moran, Ms Patricia Mary (1 speech)
On 10 November 2024, a dear friend of mine entered eternal life. Trish Moran was a Labor legend on the Central Coast. She understood working-class values and the importance of the trade union... - Ukraine (1 speech)
Last week, Ukraine fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time after President Biden lifted restrictions on their use. In response, President Putin formally lowered the... - Injune Churches Together (1 speech)
Merry Christmas, everyone. Each year my Christmas card features a country church from a small town in Queensland, and this year it is the Injune Churches Together, in Injune. On the back of the... - Amazon (1 speech)
As Australians gear up for the Black Friday sales tomorrow and look forward to receiving packages over coming weeks, it's important to remember the shady track record of one major company that... - Valedictory (1 speech)
As the parliamentary year—and potentially the parliamentary term—wraps up, I wanted to say what an incredible privilege it is to be in this place representing the community I love. As... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
Today is the last day of parliamentary sittings for this year. We had so many opportunities this week to get meaningful reforms through this place. We could have banned gambling advertising,... - Climate Change (1 speech)
When the government announced their 2030 Paris target of 43 per cent, I stood up in this chamber and commended them on doing so, but I also said that I did not believe it was ambitious enough.... - Liberal-National Coalition (1 speech)
Acting Deputy President Polley, may I say Merry Christmas. We are very close to the end of the year, and children around the country will be finding out from Santa Clause if they're on the... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
Today we have seen how unbelievably allergic this government is to transparency with their attempt to guillotine more bills today than they've passed using the proper processes in the entire... - Racism (1 speech)
Not for the first time, the Senate yesterday heard the word 'racist' used improperly. The Oxford dictionary defines 'racism' as: 'Having the belief that some races of people are better than... - World AIDS Day (2 speeches)
December the 1st, which is coming up in a couple of days time, of course marks World AIDS Day. More than 42 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses in the 40 years since the start of... - Albanese Government: Economy (2 speeches)
Merry Christmas to you too, Acting Deputy President, and to everyone here. I hope you all have a lovely break over the summer with family and friends. While we break, I just wanted to remind...
