Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
- Queensland: Crisafulli Government (1 speech)
A year ago, Queenslanders voted for change. A year ago, Queenslanders voted for David Crisafulli and the Liberal-National government. They voted for a government who were going to fix the crime... - Youth Voice in Parliament (2 speeches)
This week, senators and MPs will have the chance to read speeches from young people across the country as part of the Raise Your Voice campaign, and I have the absolute pleasure to read a speech... - Western Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Recent Senate budget estimates have confirmed what Western Australians already knew, and that is that the Albanese and Cook Labor governments are mismanaging our state's infrastructure projects.... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I'm also rising today to share a speech as part of the Raise Our Voice campaign, and I'm delighted to do so on behalf of Sophie. Sophie is 10 years old and lives in the best state of... - Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (1 speech)
It's been an amazing thing to see the members of the Labor government be shocked or feign shock that the criminal mafia elements of their own organisation, the union movement, the CFMEU, have... - South Australia: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about some of the amazing schools we have in our regional areas across South Australia. I am lucky enough to get the opportunity to go out, mostly, to announce and open... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
We've seen a lot of the Australian flag recently. We've seen politicians wrapping themselves in it in this very chamber while spouting hatred and division. We've seen actual fascists and Nazis... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
We regard ourselves as a compassionate country. In no field is this more evident than in disability support. I want to thank the thousands of Aussies out there who work every day to improve the... - Breast Cancer (1 speech)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the simple fact is early detection saves lives. More than 21,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in Australia—that's 58... - Migration (1 speech)
On 19 October, we saw proud, patriotic Australians take to the streets again to stand against Labor's out-of-control mass immigration. I would like to applaud the behaviour of all those involved... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Today I'm going to use my time to read Flynn's speech. Flynn is a young person whose speech reached me through the Raise Our Voice Australia campaign. These are Flynn's words: Imagine being 17,... - Australian Society (1 speech)
Chapter 1 of the Book of Genesis states: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I joined the Labor Party to deliver—for health, for aged care, for our community services and for Western Australia. After a decade of neglect from those opposite, Australia has lost the... - Myanmar (1 speech)
Australians cherish their democratic institutions and the opportunity to go to a regular election. This weekend ASEAN leaders met in Malaysia. We have to admit and we have to now recognise as a... - Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of joining social and community services sector workers in Victoria as part of a rally across all of the country to protect the very important campaign that they...