Senate debates
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
- Kippax, Dr Jorian (2 speeches)
I rise today to commend Dr Jorian Kippax, who was named the 2026 Australian of the Year for Tasmania. Dr Kippax is an emergency physician and hyperbaric medicine specialist at the Royal Hobart... - Albanese Government, Irwin, Mr Robert Clarence (1 speech)
As you know, Acting Deputy President Polley, and as I'm sure you campaigned to the good people of Tasmania, during the election we promised to cut student debt, and we meant it. It was the very... - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (1 speech)
Today is the first day of the UN's global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. As I have done for years, I'm going to read the names of women killed by violence this year... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Our part-time Minister for Climate Change and Energy continues to flit around Brazil and take on roles, when instead he should be worried about energy prices here at home. Meanwhile, the... - Education (1 speech)
Renowned researchers such as Annamaria Lusardi, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, show that financial literacy is lowest among disadvantaged groups and that... - Racism (1 speech)
In the last sitting period we saw the Senate at its best, uniting to pass a motion in solidarity on the atrocities in Sudan, forcing the government back to the drawing board on a bad defence... - Armenian National Committee of Australia (1 speech)
Before speaking I'd like to endorse and commend the comments made by Senator Pocock just then and add my name to his sentiments. Today I want to express my congratulations and appreciation to the... - 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (1 speech)
Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. It is a stark reminder of both the scale of this national crisis and what enables it. At the root of gender based... - Macquarie Point Stadium (1 speech)
Tasmania stands on the cusp of making a terrible mistake that will place an intergenerational burden on our state. The Macquarie Point Stadium is an awful deal for Tasmania, and the Legislative... - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (1 speech)
Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we confront the truth the UN has made abundantly clear: digital violence is violence. It is a real form of violence and... - Australian Society (2 speeches)
Yesterday, the Senate blocked a burqa ban and then enforced a burqa ban. The rules here don't apply to the people that make them. Senator Hanson chose to make this very point, and the Senate has... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Broken promises, overcrowded hospitals, ambulances ramped for hours, elective surgeries delayed for months, if not years, and a Prime Minister who is shirking his responsibility—this is... - People with Disability: Education (1 speech)
Too many disabled kids are being excluded from our public schools. Just last week, over 900 school bags were laid on the steps of Parliament House in Perth, each carrying the story of a disabled... - Macquarie Point Stadium, Small Business: Taxation (1 speech)
The Macquarie Point Stadium has been dominating Tasmanian headlines. Now that it's passed the lower house and looks like it'll make it through the upper house, we've got to be realistic. If the... - Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
Last week, I travelled to Collie in regional Western Australia to meet with workers, local leaders and community organisations who are shaping Collie's next chapter. It's a powerful reminder that...
