Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
- South Australian State Election (3 speeches)
South Australians will soon head to the polls after four years of a state Labor government which, based on the evidence, has failed to deliver promise after promise. On the weekend, when I was... - Australian Tourism Awards (1 speech)
Last Friday night in Freo, I joined WA colleagues and tourism champions from across the country for the 2025 Australian Tourism Awards. It was a very fitting location, with Freo having won the... - Gender Equality (1 speech)
As we celebrate International Women's Day, we must acknowledge the global backlash against feminism and gender equality. Sadly, Australia is no exception. Research out last week found that over a... - Energy, Fuel Security (1 speech)
Australians were promised cheaper energy under a Labor government led by Anthony Albanese. In fact, the Prime Minister promised households that their power bills would fall by $275. He made that... - Tasmania: International Students (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of meeting two international students from the University of Tasmania, Abir Khondoker and Yee Coey Hung, who are already benefiting from the Albanese Labor... - Gas Industry (1 speech)
Aussies are angry about not getting a fair return on the export of our gas. I have an inquiry before this Senate to look into this—to look at why this is the case and what can be done. We... - Labor Government (1 speech)
In question time last Thursday, Minister Watt egregiously misled the Senate. He said that the coalition wants to cut the Key Apprenticeship Program. He said that I told Channel 7 that the... - 2nd/40th Battalion (1 speech)
Sparrow Force, 2nd/40th Australian Infantry Battalion, the Battle of Timor—this is for them: Scorched earth and sorrowed jungle gloom, The hope you held like precious flame Within a world... - Middle East: Migration (1 speech)
In the past hour, the Albanese government has introduced sweeping powers to stop refugees fleeing the bombs in Iran and around the Middle East—on the very same day that the Prime Minister... - Western Australian Government (1 speech)
Western Australians should be paying very close attention to two pieces of legislation before the WA parliament: the so-called post-and-boast laws and the new antiprotest laws. We're being told... - Energy (1 speech)
To put it mildly, we have a Minister for Climate Change and Energy that is gaslighting the Australian community. Minister Bowen goes out in the media to talk about our country's liquid fuel... - One Nation (1 speech)
One hundred and twenty-six years ago, history said: First, they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. The author... - Middle East (1 speech)
It's been just over one week since the US and Israel illegally bombed Iran. Let me tell you, the mission creep and the deception from this Albanese Labor government are frightening. The... - Taxation (1 speech)
Right now, if you're an Aussie enjoying a hard earned schooner, you're contributing more to our national budget than some of the biggest gas companies on the planet. Treasury's own numbers show... - Women's Health (1 speech)
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. One in seven Australian women live with endometriosis, and I am one of them. For too long, women's pain has been ignored and dismissed. For me, it took...
