Senate debates
Thursday, 28 August 2025
- Migration (1 speech)
I am a proud Australian and I stand here as a proud Australian senator, and I would not be in this chamber without the promise of Australia—a promise extended to my family and to me as a... - Queensland: Resources Sector (1 speech)
As the new Assistant Minister for Resources, it was fantastic to visit Moranbah earlier this month alongside mayor Kelly Vea Vea and the Queensland shadow minister for resources, Linus Power.... - International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (1 speech)
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is on 30 August, and today I'm honoured to host a round table with people from around the world who have experienced this horror. Many... - McArdle, Mr Mark (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to Mark McArdle. Mark was the long-term LNP member for Caloundra between 2004 and 2020. Mark was a dedicated and passionate servant for the people of Caloundra, the Sunshine... - Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
As many in this chamber should well know by now, I come to this place with an immense amount of state pride. West is best. But, sadly, I'm not always sure the same can be said of some of my... - Gambling Advertising (1 speech)
Usman Khawaja has come to Parliament House to talk to elected representatives about the need to act on gambling advertising. I was just at a roundtable hosted by the member for Curtin, Kate... - Housing (1 speech)
Over the past three years, net overseas migration has added approximately 1½ million people to Australia's population. There were 171,000 in 2021-22, a record 536,000 in the year 2022-23 and... - Parkinson's Disease (1 speech)
When fellow Tasmanian and former World Health Organization scientist Harley Stanton was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2019, his life changed overnight. He joined more than 200,000 Australians... - PricewaterhouseCoopers (1 speech)
I rise in outrage at this government's decision to allow PwC, the firm at the centre of one of the most shocking breaches of public trust in recent memory, to rebid for government contracts.... - South Australia: Marine Environment (1 speech)
The Labor Government's closed eyes and deaf ears have added to the algal bloom catastrophe, but our great state of South Australia remains open for business. State and federal governments could... - Australian Society (1 speech)
Australian values pronounce a spirit. They're not tangible, but they're there. They're very strong. They run through every Australian's heart. Let's have a look at some of these.... - Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 (1 speech)
In the dying hours of the last parliament, the Albanese government joined forces with Peter Dutton to ram through some of the most extreme antimigrant, antirefugee laws this country has ever... - Members of Parliament: Staffing (1 speech)
Imagine a bakery owner in Tasmania, like that of Scottsdale Cottage Bakery or of the internationally renowned Ross Village Bakery. They've worked hard their whole lives to get where they are, to... - Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
I don't normally read things in here too often, but I'm going to break that habit today; I'm going to change it. I want to proudly read from a media release from Monday 18 August from the... - Housing (2 speeches)
The Albanese Labor government promised five per cent deposits for first home buyers, and we are delivering early. We've brought forward the expanded five per cent deposit scheme to 1 October...
