Senate debates
Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Defence (1 speech)
This Labor government is unserious about defence. Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz famously said: The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.... - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry (1 speech)
Today I want to pay tribute to the advocacy work of the mighty Transport Workers Union. The TWU have stood up to major multinationals like Uber Eats and Door Dash. They stared down their... - Forestry Industry (1 speech)
Ten years ago, almost to the day, I had the privilege of taking a group of young Greens on a journey into New South Wales native forests for three days of walking amongst giants, learning from... - Energy (1 speech)
At this last sitting of the year, I wish you, Acting Deputy President Ciccione, and all my colleagues a merry Christmas. To the topic at hand, the coalition firmly believes that Australia needs... - Workplace Relations: Amazon (1 speech)
Amazon is making bank built off the back of hardworking Aussies. Behind unbeatable low prices and next-day delivery are questionable work practices that keep people in economic precarity.... - Environment (1 speech)
Almost 100 years ago, one of the fathers of conservation, Aldo Leopold, said: We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we... - Albanese Government: South Australia (1 speech)
Well, we have 12 federal Labor parliamentarians who represent South Australia in this place, and they have let our great state down. There's the BOM failure, the algal bloom, your ever-rising... - Environment (1 speech)
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating once said of the environment: We depend on it for our resources. And for the national wealth in which all of us share. For our recreational pleasure and... - Environment, Rising Tide: Protests (1 speech)
Today the Greens negotiated significant wins to protect our forests and to stop Labor's fast-tracking of coal and gas. We stood up to end decades of exemptions for forest destruction and to... - Albanese Government: Science (1 speech)
This government does not understand the value of science and is trashing Australia's international reputation as a result. The CSIRO is cutting another 350 jobs, following the more than 800 jobs... - Migration (1 speech)
Migrant communities like mine understand the promise of Australia because we have lived it. My family, who arrived here from India, Burma and England with little more than determination, built... - Industry (1 speech)
Today we have seen the betrayal of Australian workers. Labor and the Greens, in their coalition, have stitched up a dirty backroom deal and sacrificed our forestry industry because they want to... - Education (1 speech)
Have you ever wondered why primary schools need to host Bunnings sausage sizzles? It is because of government failure. 'But it's okay; our kids are used to being tossed aside and monetised by the... - Hospitals, Aged Care (1 speech)
In September, the Prime Minister wrote to state health ministers, telling them that they needed to cut spending on public hospitals. Is he serious? States and territories are trying to get the... - 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (1 speech)
Today is the third day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This year, the UN Women's campaign focuses on digital safety, with a powerful message—#NoExcuse for online...
