Senate debates
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
- Social Cohesion (2 speeches)
I love our flag. I love our country. And 3 September is National Flag Day. National Flag Day celebrates the first time our nation's flag was flown, on 3 September 1901. Our flag is our foremost... - Housing (1 speech)
Homeownership shouldn't be a far-fetched dream, out of sight and out of reach. It never used to be. For generations of Australians, owning your own home was part of building a secure future,... - Women's Health (1 speech)
Women's Health Week is Australia's largest national health campaign, dedicated to the health and wellbeing of women, girls and gender-diverse people. Medical misogyny means that women's health is... - FermentHQ (2 speeches)
My hometown of Launceston certainly has its fair share of culinary delights. In 2021 the city of Launceston was named a UNESCO city of gastronomy. I am sure there are many here who have attended... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
We always seek to strike the right balance in this place between standing up against hate and giving more oxygen to hateful acts. But I also want to rise to join in the condemnation of marches... - Australian Capital Territory: Health Care, Australian Capital Territory: Environment (1 speech)
I want to continue to raise concerns about health care here in the ACT. Currently, over half of people on the public waitlist for orthopaedic surgery have waited longer than they should have in... - No Limits Perth (1 speech)
I rise in the Australian Senate to acknowledge the remarkable work of No Limits Perth. This not-for-profit has been providing critical emergency support to vulnerable people in Perth's northern... - Burra Community School (1 speech)
I recently had the great pleasure of visiting the Burra Community School. It's a great school, and I spoke to the students there about the role of parliament and what we do in this place. But I... - Tibet (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting with members of Australia's Tibetan community. I thanked them for their time. They spoke bravely to me and told me profound stories of personal and... - Labor Government (1 speech)
A year ago this month, I addressed the chamber in a speech much like this one. I sought to raise issues that were affecting young Australians in a language they were familiar with. I've come back... - Freedom of Information (2 speeches)
The essence of democracy is transparency. Freedom of information laws are not an inconvenience for governments; they are the lifeblood of accountability. Yet this federal Labor government, the... - Australian Labor Party, World Economic Forum (1 speech)
There's a quote from Gandhi which reads: 'First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.' I was reminded of that quote last Thursday when Prime Minister... - National Disability Insurance Scheme, Thriving Kids Program (1 speech)
Today I'm going to use my time to read a message sent to me from a constituent responding to the government's announcement of the Thriving Kids program and the planned NDIS eligibility changes.... - Tasmania: Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Tasmania's West Coast is reeling after Bendigo Bank Queenstown announced its branch closure. The entire region will be left without a single physical banking institution. We have already heard... - Road Transport Industry (2 speeches)
I rise for my two minutes to just make a comment. I am in receipt of a press release from a very decent human being, Mr Michael McCormack, the member for Riverina. I say that with the greatest of...
