Senate debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
There is a cult of secrecy building a culture of secrecy in Parliament House. When Labor came to office, Prime Minister Albanese promised Australians a new era of accountability and transparency.... - Questions Without Notice (1 speech)
What we have seen unfold in this chamber over the past days is the selective tearing up of the very conventions that govern this place. It has been a longstanding convention that the government... - Horseracing Industry (1 speech)
This year marks the largest number of deaths recorded for horseracing; 174 horses were killed on track or from injuries sustained on the track. It is disgusting that today's cup of cruelty was... - Diesel (1 speech)
Labor's hand-picked climate and energy tsar has now floated the idea of getting rid of the diesel fuel rebate to provide even more subsidies to the intermittent energy sector. This is a direct... - Prime Minister's Prizes for Science (1 speech)
Last night, I was so delighted to attend my first Prime Minister's Prizes as Minister for Science. The prizes promote some of our most brilliant scientists, but what they also do is elevate... - Gambling Advertising (1 speech)
Many Australians will have a flutteron the Melbourne Cup. Despite what critics like to claim, there's almost no-one saying that they shouldn't. The Murphy review doesn't call for an end to... - Energy (1 speech)
Australians deserve honesty about energy policy. The reality is that Labor's net zero cannot be achieved without devastating consequences for Australian families, farmers, businesses and... - Australian Parliament: Senate (1 speech)
There has been a lot of talk in recent days about transparency and accountability in this chamber. But, when it comes to transparency and accountability, that standard must apply to all of us,... - Sydney: Protests (1 speech)
Israeli weapons companies, like Elbit Systems and Rafael, are in Sydney right now, showing off their instruments of death at the Indo-Pacific defence expo and maximising their profits, which are... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
In August, it was reported that, despite $3 billion set aside for Western Australia under Rewiring the Nation, a program designed to upgrade, expand and modernise Australia's electricity grid to... - Medicare (1 speech)
Anthony Albanese promised Australians, 'All you need is your Medicare card, not your credit card,' and, 'You can see a GP for free under Labor.' He's made these promises more than 71 times, but... - Migration (1 speech)
This is not my first speech. It is time we had a proper conversation about how many people are in this country unlawfully and the pressure this is putting on housing, services and hardworking... - International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (1 speech)
Over the past six months, we have seen a violent shift in the United States, a shift that should worry every single one of us—armed troops occupying cities like Los Angeles, Washington, DC,... - Tasmania: Hospitals (1 speech)
Right now in Tasmania, our hospitals are filled with workers who show up every day for their communities, but they alone can't keep the system running when the funding simply doesn't add up. The... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
Australians know that climate change is real and the need for action is urgent, even many in the Liberal Party now say as much. But missing in action are the Nationals, who, with a shrug and a...
