Senate debates
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
- Tasmania: Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I stood with my colleagues from the Tasmanian and Commonwealth governments to announce a $135 million support package for Nyrstar smelters in Hobart and Port Pirie. Let me... - Collard, Mr Stanley James, OAM (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the life of former Senator for Queensland Stan Collard, OAM, who passed away recently. Stanley James Collard was born in Maleny in 1936 in what was known then as the... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
It's 2025, and the system is broken in Australia. People know it; people aren't fools. They know a bandaid measure when they see it. They can tell when politicians are kicking the can down the... - Western Australia: Fossil Fuel Industry (1 speech)
The last 50 years have seen Western Australia emerge as the engine room of the Australian economy, particularly through the development of the iron ore, oil and gas industries in our north.... - Labor Government: Economy (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is proudly building our country and providing security for the future of all Australians. From 1 July this year, another round of energy bill relief was rolled out... - National Climate Risk Assessment (1 speech)
I rise to again call on the government to release the National climate risk assessment. In the coming weeks, the government will decide Australia's emissions reduction target for 2035. It's a... - Housing (1 speech)
I want to speak about the agenda that this government brings to the 47th Parliament. It's a minimalist agenda in the face of really important and serious national crises. This government has... - Porepunkah: Attack (1 speech)
The man accused of shooting two police officers in Victoria yesterday identifies as a sovereign citizen and has called police 'terrorist thugs'. Before I go on, I would like to send my love and... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
Since being re-elected, the Albanese Labor government have wasted no time on delivering on the promises that we made to Australians. Our focus, since being re-elected and in the last term, has... - Energy (1 speech)
Labor's policies—net zero, out-of-control immigration and out-of-control spending—and their justifications by cherrypicking facts to suit their agenda are destroying Australia. They... - Western Australia: Aged Care (2 speeches)
After a lightning visit to Canberra yesterday, WA's premier Roger Cook has returned to our home state. He was on a mission to get more aged-care beds to take some strain off the health-system... - Inherited Cancers (1 speech)
Inherited cancers, like those caused by the BRCA gene and Lynch syndrome mutations, carry significant lifetime risk of cancer for individuals and families. These mutations pass silently through... - Women's Health (1 speech)
Middle-aged women and many men are part of the sandwich generation, raising children while caring for ageing parents—all while working. The result is fatigue, stress and parental... - Summit: Combat Antisemitism Movement (1 speech)
Next week the Combat Antisemitism Movement, CAM, which has links to the Israeli military and the far right, is hosting a summit on the Gold Coast. Politicians, public servants, mayors and... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Eight years ago, when I first came to this place, debanking was not an issue that was even on my radar. Since then, sadly, it has come to me more and more. The first instances involved areas of... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to talk about penalty rates. I want to talk about the people who work when the rest of us don't. I'm talking about hospital cleaners, supermarket staff, aged-care workers and those who... - Australian National Flag (1 speech)
The Australian flag is more than just a piece of fabric; it's a powerful symbol of who we are as a nation. It stands for the values that bind us together—freedom, democracy, the rule of law... - Australian Football League (1 speech)
Last week the Australian Football League banned Adelaide Crows player Izak Rankine for four weeks for using a slur, citing its dedication to respect and inclusion. Yet the 2025 grand final... - Housing (1 speech)
Housing is a nation-defining challenge for Australia because every Australian deserves a place to call home, and every Australian should aspire to homeownership. Housing, housing,... - Aged Care (1 speech)
We need this government to step up and release more home care packages. Seriously, what will it take for this government to give older Australians the care they need? This morning I received an... - Porepunkah: Attack (1 speech)
We go about our day today with heavy hearts. Yesterday two Victoria Police officers lost their lives. They were doing what they swore to do, keep the rest of us safe. To their families,... - Southern Tasmanian Netball Association (1 speech)
On Friday 22 August I attended the Southern Tasmanian Netball Association Junior Presentation Night, an event that brings together players, coaches and families to mark the end of the season. It... - National Security (1 speech)
I welcome the government's listing of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. That has been a long time coming. But this government needs to do more. The... - Defence (1 speech)
Later today Quakers Australia will be launching their report Australia's opaque arms trade & obligations under international law. This follows a powerful joint statement by 60 civil society... - Indian Community (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending a celebration hosted by Indians in Sydney for the 78th anniversary of Indian Independence Day. I want to commend Indians in Sydney under the leadership of... - Porepunkah: Attack (1 speech)
I want to take a moment to speak about the heartbreaking tragedy that occurred yesterday in Porepunkah in my home state of Victoria. I, like many of us are this place, am devastated and saddened... - Tasmania: Animal Welfare (2 speeches)
I rise today to talk about the amazing work of local cat rescues in Tasmania, particularly in southern Tasmania. The people who run our local cat rescues work absolutely tirelessly, and often at...
