Senate debates
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
- Australian Parliament (5 speeches)
I rise to make some remarks about the use of orders for the production of documents. It's a longstanding power of the Senate and was, until recently, used sparingly for many decades, presumably... - Labor Government (1 speech)
As a senator for Victoria, it's my job to represent the views and interests of those that are in my state, and that's exactly what I'm going to do today. Recently I surveyed some constituents in... - Public Sector Governance: Online Compliance Intervention (1 speech)
Today in the Senate we are joined by two incredibly brave Queensland women: Kath Madgwick and Jennifer Miller. They are two mums who've made yet another difficult journey to be here—a... - South Australia: Marine Environment (2 speeches)
I'll fill up the minute left, and I'll have to deliver this in my adjournment speech tonight. I want to alert the chamber that there has been a major scientific discovery in South Australia in... - South Australia: Energy (1 speech)
We're still on South Australia too. Labor governments across the country are addicted to reckless spending. Do you want certainty? Well, know that, as the taxpaying public, you can be sure that,... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
Our precious Great Barrier Reef is not just an incredible environmental accent. It is also an economic powerhouse. A report released last week confirms the reef is worth $95 billion. It... - Rohingya People, Mamdani, Mr Zohran (1 speech)
The military junta in Myanmar has committed horrific acts, including ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people since 2017, and indeed that violence continues. Forced from their home, separated... - Pregnancy and Infant Loss (1 speech)
Earlier in the week, the Labor government rammed through the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya's) Bill 2025. The stated purpose of that bill was to ensure that employer funded paid parental leave... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
The great north-west of Victoria, including my old stomping ground in the Mallee and Nicholls electorates, is a vast region that is powering the nation and tackling climate change head-on.... - United Nations Climate Change Conference (1 speech)
One billion dollars—that's how much the Albanese Labor government expects hosting a United Nations climate talk fest in Australia will cost taxpayers. The United Nations' Conference of the... - Ward, Mrs Kathleen (1 speech)
With my colleagues' indulgence, I'd like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a very special person in my life, my grandmother Kathleen Ward. Sadly, Nanna passed away on Monday morning,... - Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry (1 speech)
I'm sure the thoughts of the whole chamber are with Senator O'Sullivan and his family. It was a big month for Australia's resources sector. As the Assistant Minister for Resources, I had the... - Housing (1 speech)
October 2025 saw the fastest increase in housing prices in more than two years. Coincidentally, October was also when Labor's five per cent deposit scheme kicked in. The latest global housing... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
It may not be fashionable to say this, but we all know it to be true: Christianity is the foundation of Western civilisation. Our nation was built on two great assumptions—that every human... - Tasmania: Budget (1 speech)
I stand before you with a deep sense of urgency and responsibility. The great state of Tasmania, my home state, is facing a financial crisis of historic proportions. After 11 years under the... - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1 speech)
I rise today to again call on the Albanese Labor government to properly fund the CSIRO, our national science agency and one of the great engines of Australian ingenuity. It's the CSIRO that gave... - West Papua (1 speech)
I send my strength and solidarity to my brothers and sisters in West Papua, where 15 civilians were recently massacred by the Indonesian military. Reports from West Papuan advocates detail... - Covid-19 (1 speech)
I was denied the opportunity to speak on the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 earlier today, so I thought I'd use this opportunity to make a couple of brief remarks. In that debate... - Western Australia: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Acting Deputy President Ghosh, you will understand better than almost anyone in this chamber that Western Australia is the economic powerhouse of our nation, driving growth, innovation and jobs....
