Senate debates
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
- Albanese Government (8 speeches)
If 2025 has proven anything, it is this: our political system is designed to fail ordinary people. Instead of fixing that broken system, the Albanese Labor government has spent the past year... - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (1 speech)
Well, wasn't that just a bit of entertainment for the afternoon, to brighten things up on a Wednesday! I rise to speak on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
We mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence knowing that violence against women is not a series of isolated tragedies in our country. Statistically, the most reliable way to... - Valedictory (1 speech)
As we reach the end of the parliamentary year, I stand to express my profound gratitude to the Canberrans and members of the Australian community who make my work possible. As a community backed... - Make Amazon Pay Campaign (1 speech)
It is a mark of decent societies that they recognise that the market for human labour is different to other markets, because labour is not a commodity. The main objects of labour law and the... - Albanese Government (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government, since we were re-elected in May, have continued to work in the interest of Australians. I want to take this opportunity to highlight some of the things that we've... - Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry (1 speech)
Acting Deputy President, I'm sure you know that, recently, Australia and the United States signed a new bilateral framework to secure supply chains in critical minerals and rare earths. It's a... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Asbestos has been found in the brake pads in the shaft of wind turbines at Cattle Hill wind farm in Tasmania. It's another catastrophe in an unregulated wind turbine industry. Goldwind is a... - Cybersafety (1 speech)
There are now just 14 days until the social media ban. That world-leading reform is due to hit our screens. On bus stops and online, we're seeing a big advertising spend on this policy in the... - Liberal-National Coalition (4 speeches)
I was watching Niki Savva on the weekend talking about the challenges that are being faced by those opposite. I think it's time they turned their frowns upside down. - Australian Parliament (1 speech)
What a disappointment we missed out on that spiel from Senator Ayres! Anyway, we'll get on with the real stuff. It actually leads me into the point I want to make today, which is that Australian... - 4 Season Company (1 speech)
On a much brighter note, it was my absolute pleasure to attend the official opening of 4 Season Company's latest supplement warehouse in Bangkok last week. 4 Season Australia has been investing... - Tasmania: Aged Care (1 speech)
Right now, more than 90 Tasmanians lie stranded in state hospitals. The key? They're too healthy to be there. Let me rephrase that. Right now, over 90 medically fit Tasmanians who are ready to be... - Housing (1 speech)
Australia is in the middle of the worst housing shortage in our nation's modern history. Rents are soaring, vacancy rates have collapsed and home ownership, once a realistic goal for young... - Make Amazon Pay Campaign (1 speech)
I want to talk about making Amazon pay. Why is that? It's because Amazon is destroying Australian jobs and Australian businesses. In 2025, Amazon has continued its shameful record of unionbusting... - Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
Last week, Australians witnessed a terrifying demonstration of where our future lies under this Labor-Greens government, which implemented policy that the Morrison government initiated. It's a... - Child Care (1 speech)
Last week, I visited Tanya at the Abracadabra family day-care centre in Spreyton. Tanya's been operating there for 25 years, and for a large proportion of that time she has been operating under a... - Australian of the Year Awards: Tasmania (1 speech)
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Australian of the Year Awards for Tasmania. Every nominee had a story that spoke to courage, community and quiet determination. I want to... - Crime (1 speech)
In the latest assault on black and brown kids, the Allan Labor government wants to lock up 14-year-olds for life. This announcement came soon after the Australian Youth Representative to the UN,... - Energy (1 speech)
Recently, I was in the market for a new air conditioner when I came across an acronym I had never seen before—DRED, Demand Response Enabling Device. Spoiler: it's as bad as it sounds. I... - Amazon (1 speech)
When companies are so strongly opposed to unions, it's often because they've got something to hide. Amazon, the second-largest online retailer in Australia, is one of the worst offenders when it... - Sudan (1 speech)
I rise today to again express my deep sorrow and unwavering solidarity with the Sudanese Australian community. Across this country, people are watching in anguish as their loved ones suffer... - Indigenous Australians: Cultural Heritage (1 speech)
Let's talk about genocide. Genocide is considered the crime of all crimes—'genos', meaning 'tribe', and 'cide', meaning 'killing'. As Polish Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who first defined... - 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (1 speech)
The annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is underway. The human cost of violence in Australia is catastrophic, immeasurable and increasing. Since this time last year, 74 women... - Workplace Safety: Women in the Transport Industry (2 speeches)
Can you believe that, right now, in 2025, there are women in Australia who don't have access to a toilet in their workplace? This is a reality for too many women who work in the transport sector,...
