Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Tonight, as a Labor government, we have handed down our fourth budget. This is a responsible budget that helps with the cost of living and, most importantly, builds Australia's future. This... - Budget (1 speech)
Tonight the government faced a test. Tonight's budget was a test to see if Labor could deliver a budget for the next five years, not for the next five weeks or so, and they have undoubtedly... - COVID-19: Response (1 speech)
It's now five years since COVID fear gripped this nation, and we can't forget. People were left to die alone in hospital beds, with their families prohibited from visiting them, and funerals were... - Valedictory (1 speech)
This might be my last opportunity to address this chamber. I'm an optimist, generally, so I had hoped to make my valedictory speech after the election, perhaps even from the seat I sat in when I... - Budget (1 speech)
In this budget, the Albanese government has again completely failed refugees. The Labor Party went to the last election with a national platform saying that they would increase the humanitarian... - Archer, Councillor Elsia, OAM, Albanese Government (1 speech)
I begin this evening on a positive note by paying tribute to my friend and an absolute stalwart of the Kimberley, Elsia Archer. The Kimberley, in the far north-west of Western Australia, is a... - Budget, Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1 speech)
This budget that we've just had delivered is a mockery of governance that seeks to make Australians reliant on government handouts, ensuring power is no longer vested in us, the people, but... - Budget, Queensland: Community Organisations, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinese Museum of Queensland, Wang, Mr Jimmy (4 speeches)
The Treasurer has brought down his budget, and I say to the people of Australia: all you need to do is go to page 63 of Budget Paper No. 1 and have a look at the reconciliation of general... - Media Ownership (3 speeches)
There has never been a more important time than now for strong public interest journalism. There's never been a more important time than now for journalism to be free of commercial and political...
