Senate debates
Thursday, 6 November 2025
- Cybersecurity (1 speech)
I note that last month was Cyber Security Awareness month, so I wanted to take the opportunity today to raise this incredibly important issue here in the Senate chamber. We know that Australia is... - Dismissal of the Whitlam Government: 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
Next week marks 50 years since the dismissal of a prime minister who transformed Australia. On 11 November 1975, Gough Whitlam stood on the steps of Old Parliament House and told Australians that... - Economy (1 speech)
Last week, Billie Eilish asked: If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? That's so true, Billie. Here in little old Australia, we are home to over 160 billionaires. Gina Rinehart is... - South Australia: Marine Environment (1 speech)
Although still open for business, some SA coastal communities remain captured by uncertainty in relation to the algal bloom. Fishers, seafood processors, tourism operators and small family... - Orygen (1 speech)
Recent research shows that nearly 40 per cent of young people deal with mental health experiences. That's almost one in two young people. That is why I would like to speak about an Australian... - Solar Sharer Offer (1 speech)
I'd like to associate myself with Senator Walker's remarks and thank Orygen for the great work that they do. I rise today to talk about the Solar Sharer Offer that the government has announced,... - Australia Post (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to note in the Senate the extraordinary work of the Milson's Point community which was able to band together and save its post office. There was an amazing campaign led by... - Road Transport Industry (1 speech)
Yesterday I was so proud to host a roundtable here in this building with the elite of the Australian road transport industry, who were in attendance to talk about sham contracting and tax... - Sudan (1 speech)
I stand in solidarity with the Sudanese communities, including the proud community in my home of Victoria—one of the largest Sudanese diasporas outside of Africa. I want to acknowledge the... - Phoenix Support & Advocacy Service (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of meeting Louise Lamont and Jay Wright from Phoenix Support & Advocacy Service, a small but extraordinary WA organisation that has supported adult... - Energy (1 speech)
This week the National Party did what we have been doing for over a century. We took action, showed leadership and proposed to the Australian people a cheaper, better and fairer plan to power our... - Protests (1 speech)
When did Australia become a country where you can march with radical Islamists on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and burn the Australian flag, but you're not allowed to wave one in a park, protesting... - Housing (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the housing crisis. In the past year, rents around Australia have risen between seven and 14 per cent—in a single year. That's two to four times the rate of increase... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to echo a commonly spoken sentiment—the NDIS is fundamentally broken. It was meant to change lives, but, right now, too many Australians aren't receiving the help they need—the... - Wages and Salaries (1 speech)
The AWU and MEU have been fighting for years for Queensland mine workers to get a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. Thanks to Labor's same job, same pay legislation, it is finally payday for...
