Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
- Leader of the Opposition (26 speeches)
If Mr Angus Taylor is the answer to the opposition's woes, then, really, one would have to wonder what the question was. I think a quote that really summarises the Leader of the Opposition so... - Williams, Mr Lloyd (1 speech)
I want to congratulate the outgoing national secretary of the Health Services Union, Lloyd Williams. Llyod joined the union's Victorian branch in 1989, becoming branch secretary in 1999 and... - Gas Industry (1 speech)
We've got a campaign running in Australia attacking Western Australia's fabulous gas industry—an industry that not only employs huge numbers of people and not only pays billions of dollars... - Early Childhood Education and Care, Victoria: Community Services, Childhood Dementia (1 speech)
If taxing gas exports makes me part of the radical left, I'm all in. Last week the Prime Minister continued to deliver on his legacy of universal childhood education and care by ripping away... - South Australian State Election, Northern Territory: Nightcliff By-Election (3 speeches)
I wish to give my good wishes to Ashton Hurn, leader of the South Australian Liberal team, and her deputy, Josh Teague. All the best for the approaching state election. I also extend my good... - Environment (1 speech)
Australian governments have become far too comfortable with sacrificing irreplaceable parts of our country. Time and time again, they sacrifice Australia's environment for the interests and for... - Australian Football League (1 speech)
As the AFL season kicks off, I want to speak about a matter which brings me great sadness and strikes at the heart of what it means to be Australian, which is that our national game has been... - Iranian Women's National Football Team, Middle East (1 speech)
The dire circumstances faced by Iran's national women's soccer team has rightly touched many Australians. Like so many, I was delighted by the news this morning that five of the players had made... - Parliamentary Friends of Whistleblowers, Ipswich Hospice Care, Aged Care (1 speech)
I was very pleased to attend last week the first function of the Parliamentary Friends of Whistleblowers, of which I am very, very happy to be a co-chair. I acknowledge the other co-chairs of the... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
Division. The Prime Minister is fond of this word. He uses it a lot. The Prime Minister doesn't like division, which is unfortunate because he sees division everywhere. Antigenocide protests?... - Tuart Place (1 speech)
Before returning to Canberra this week, I had the privilege of attending an open day at Tuart Place in Fremantle, of which I am a very proud patron. For many west Australians who experienced... - Climate Change (1 speech)
As people awaken to the Liberal-Labor uniparty facade, polls show the political status quo is changing and ending. The one thing I want everyone to remember is that Australia's economic and... - Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
The world hosts about 420 gigawatts of installed nuclear capacity, and this is expected to rise to about 620 gigawatts by 2050. Today about five per cent of a total of 8.6 terawatts of installed...