Senate debates
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
The town of Collie in the south-west of WA has a long and proud history as a coalmining town. In fact, generations of my own family have worked on those mines—my grandfather, my... - Western Australia: Collie, Trade with European Union (1 speech)
Just before I start speaking on what I'm planning to speak on tonight, I would just point out that, in Collie, at the last federal election, there were swings of up to 20 per cent to my good... - One Nation, Victoria: Workplace Relations, Public Transport (1 speech)
I never quite know whether to talk about these guys or not, but tucked away beneath the stunts and sketchy rhetoric, there is genuinely new force in Australian politics here to fight for you. One... - Dowell, Ms Jennifer Rae (Jenny), OAM (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to my friend Jenny Dowell, who we lost this afternoon after a long battle with cancer. She was a great Australian, a great citizen of the Northern Rivers and a great... - Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on one of Australia's greatest and most preventable tragedies. Every year, we lose more than 2½ thousand men to suicide. That equates to one Australian man taking his... - Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I rise to speak of an event last Saturday night in Adelaide at the Klemzig community centre, where the Uighur community of South Australia came together. It was wonderful to see this community... - Social Cohesion (1 speech)
This week, on the anniversary on the Christchurch terrorist attack, a simple message of solidarity with Muslim Australians was met with a wave of exactly what we were advocating against:... - National Servicemen's Association of Australia (Queensland) Inc., Doomadgee Future Planning Project (1 speech)
Before I begin with my prepared remarks, I would like to compliment Senator Tyrrell on that fine contribution. I think all fair minded people in Australia would welcome that contribution. I... - KPMG Australia (1 speech)
I start my remarks this evening with a quote: In a large hierarchical organisation there is reticence of people to put their hand up … People need to be confident that, if they put their... - Australian Army, South Australia: Community Events (1 speech)
On each Army birthday, the recipients of the Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award are announced. The award is named in honour of Trooper Jonathan Church, who, in 1995, risked his life to carry a... - COVID-19: Response (1 speech)
The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned was handed down last week. The royal commission that New Zealand's prime minister during COVID, Jacinda Ardern,... - Heinrich, Ms Beth, Menadue, Mr John Laurence, AO, Heritage Listing, Medicinal Cannabis, Barghouti, Mr Marwan (1 speech)
Beth Heinrich's story is one of courage, persistence, and a decades-long fight for justice that has brought her, at last, to a moment of recognition, with a long-overdue apology from the Anglican...
