Senate debates
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
- Iran (1 speech)
Like so many in this place, I continue to meet with members of the Iranian community here in Australia. In recent weeks I met with representatives of the Iranian Australian community in my... - John Houston Memorial Swimming Pool (1 speech)
There is so much terrible news to report to the chamber, but I want to take the opportunity to bring some good news—that is about the official reopening of the John Houston Memorial... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
We're just one month into 2026 and already six women have been killed by men's violence. The murder of pregnant First Nations woman Sophie Quinn, her new partner, and her aunt, Nerida Quinn,... - Middle East (1 speech)
I seek to address the horrific rise in state violence in Iran over the past month. Since late December, a population crushed by economic despair and bereft of hope has sought to assert its basic... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I rise today to thank the Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon. Murray Watt, for his commitment and attention to the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly in listing the lower Murray as... - Perth: Attack (1 speech)
Australians hate double standards, and the double standard around the response to the attempted terrorist attack in Perth needs to be called out. A spotlight needs to be shone on the racism that... - Economy (1 speech)
This afternoon Australian families might get some pretty bad news—if interest rates go up. And, if they don't go up this afternoon, they still face grave risks of that because Australia now... - Bunbury: Australia Day (1 speech)
On 26 January I attended the City of Bunbury's Australia Day citizenship ceremony in WA's South West. Seventy-one people from 27 unique countries became new Australian citizens. It was a proud... - Indigenous Australians: Freedom of Speech, Indigenous Australians: Youth Justice (1 speech)
I rise to speak in support of the ABCs show Always Was Tonight, a satirical show that uses humour and creativity to challenge and provoke thought on how we treat our First Nations people. It... - Pregnancy (1 speech)
I want to speak today as a woman who's pregnant and learning in real time just how humbling this experience can be. Each trimester brings its own challenges and lessons. The first trimester can... - Garden Island Highway (1 speech)
My congratulations to you on your wonderful news, Senator Payman. I rise to speak on the Albanese and Cook governments' mismanagement of the proposed Garden Island Highway project in Western... - Economy (1 speech)
What a place to find ourselves in at the beginning of 2026. In as late as August last year, the Labor government were claiming credit for a recovering economy and touting their fiscal... - Oil and Gas Exploration (1 speech)
Today, in the Australian Senate, I'd like to give a massive shout-out to the more than one thousand Victorians who turned up on Saturday afternoon for a protest paddle-out against the Albanese... - Superannuation (1 speech)
In a land far away, I was 17 years old when I got my first job. I was young, impressionable and ready to work hard to prove myself and put a bit of money away for the future. Back then, wages... - Hospitals (2 speeches)
I rise today to welcome the National Cabinet's agreement, delivered by the Albanese Labor government, to provide record new funding for Australia's public hospitals. For Western...
