Senate debates
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
- South Australia: Marine Environment (3 speeches)
I wish to update the Senate on developments regarding the algal bloom in my home state of South Australia. We South Australians love our beaches and our coastline. We are rightly proud of them.... - Bilyk, Ms Catryna Louise (2 speeches)
It's a real honour to deliver this speech to acknowledge my friend and colleague former senator Catryna Bilyk. Catryna and I have shared more than just a party room over the past 17 years. We've... - Bilyk, Ms Catryna Louise, Middle East (1 speech)
Senator Bilyk, don't leave yet; I'm about to say something nice about you as well. I associate myself with the lovely remarks from Senator Brown. I would also like to acknowledge, from the... - Gambling Advertising (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a very important matter relating to the harm of gambling advertising and the scourge that it is across the country. This election saw a significant result for the Albanese... - Federal Election (1 speech)
I'm grateful for the opportunity to make some remarks at the beginning of this parliament and congratulate everyone for being re-elected to their positions. It is a great honour to be a... - Child Abuse: Childcare Centres, Discrimination (1 speech)
Recent reports of abuse in early learning centres across Victoria are abhorrent and deeply disturbing. These are places where children should feel safe and be educated and nurtured, not put in... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
It has been nearly three months since the 47th Parliament rose, and in that time I have met Canberrans here at Parliament House, where a thousand people turned up to listen to Dr Mo talk about... - Superannuation (1 speech)
Former senator Bilyk has left the chamber now, but I too wanted to associate myself with the beautiful words of Senator Carol Brown earlier in this session regarding Senator Bilyk's contribution... - Western Australia: Charitable Initiatives (1 speech)
Many of you would be aware of the mattress run I do up to the Kimberley region in Western Australia with my partners from Centurion Transport, Bedshed Midland, Bedshed Osborne Park and, of... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
We live in an increasingly fractured, polarised world, where principles and values we once took for granted in Australia are being undermined. Today, the Albanese Labor government gets away with... - Trading Practices: Subscriptions, Motherhood (1 speech)
This morning I announced that Australia's Voice will be pushing the government to pursue click-to-cancel, a legislative change that would provide a positive impact for consumers across Australia.... - Bilyk, Ms Catryna Louise (2 speeches)
It brings me a great deal of pleasure to say a few words at this tail end of senators' statements, because Senator Catryna Bilyk joined us earlier today, and wonderful words were said by Senator... - Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
I rise to indicate that I intend to introduce a private senator's bill to amend the Sex Discrimination Act by removing references to gender identity and restoring the act to its original purpose.... - Oliver, Mr John Phillip (1 speech)
I rise today with deep sadness to pay tribute to a very special man. It was with great sadness and heavy hearts that, some months ago, we farewelled John Phillip Oliver, husband to Geraldine;... - Climate Change (1 speech)
This is my first speech for the new 48th Parliament. I was reflecting on the first order of business for this government in the 47th Parliament, and my first reflections were on the setting of a... - Budget (1 speech)
Today, we learned that more than half of voters now rely on the government as their primary source of income, whether through public sector wages, welfare payments or subsidies. That's a pretty... - South Australia: Parliamentary Representation (1 speech)
I rise to provide a heartfelt thanks to the people of South Australia for returning me to this place and for electing a Labor government—a Labor government that will deliver on all of our... - Australian Society (1 speech)
Acknowledgements of and welcomes to country may have started with good intentions. Like so many good ideas, however, they've been pushed far beyond their original scope and have become tools of... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
The idea of paying a fee in order to spend your own money sounds like a bizarre one. The notion that someone who's taking a payment from you will also then be able to charge you for taking that... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
While members of the opposition spent the first week of the 48th Parliament attempting to reprosecute the climate wars of the last few decades, our No. 1 focus as a government continues to be... - Northern Territory: Detention Facilities (1 speech)
The details that have come out in the last 24 hours of what's happening in the Northern Territory's watch house in the Palmerston Police Station are utterly chilling. Sixteen people in a single... - World Health Organization (1 speech)
This government has betrayed our nation. How? By refusing to reject the WHO's international health regulations amendments just last week. In doing so, what have they done? They have jeopardised... - Education (1 speech)
I rise in this new parliament not just as a senator but as a former teacher and educator. I rise proud to be part of a political movement that places education for all at the heart of our... - Aboriginal Community Elders Services (1 speech)
Victoria has always been a proud, progressive state, shaped by strong communities and a deep commitment to fairness and equity. It's a real honour to represent it in this place and to work for... - Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Yesterday the ABC reported that the University of Technology Sydney spent $140,000 on an alumni trip to the United States. The vice-chancellor who joined this trip earned over $900,000 in 2023... - North West Shelf Project (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the great Western Australian gas industry—in particular, the North West Shelf project. The life-cycle extension of the North West Shelf is an absolute no-brainer.... - National Farm Safety Week (2 speeches)
This week is National Farm Safety Week. Every year, and especially this year, National Farm Safety Week is an important and timely reminder of the everyday dangers out there for farmers and...
