Senate debates
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Hall, Mr Geoff, New South Wales: Growing Regions Program (1 speech)
Strong communities require dependable and generous people. Geoff Hall, a longstanding member of the Labor Party in Wagga Wagga, who passed away on 14 January 2026, is being remembered widely as... - Liberal-National Coalition (1 speech)
I stand here today in the Australian Senate a proud member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. As a Queensland senator, I strongly believe in the coalition between the Liberal Party and... - Northern Territory: Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
The Northern Territory has the highest rate of domestic violence in the country. Nearly 100 women have been murdered by their partners over the last 25 years. In speaking about domestic violence,... - Superannuation (1 speech)
Labor governments are reforming governments, grappling with the major challenges facing our nation. Australia's ageing population is one of the major forces that will shape our economy and our... - Early Childhood Education and Care (2 speeches)
I rise tonight after a visit to a little multi-educator family-day-care facility at Latrobe in Tasmania last week. Addisons family day care has been operating for about 15 years as a...