Senate debates
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- Global Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to recognise Global Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day, which was marked on Sunday 21 June. Motor neurone disease, MND, is one of the hardest diseases a person and their family... - Budget (1 speech)
Australians deserve the answer to a simple question: why is the government using our money to help foreign investment funds buy up the homes that they will never be able to own themselves? That's... - Australian Society, Gas Industry (1 speech)
Our democracy is under immense stress. We are at risk of importing the worst of American politics—less trust, less truth and more division. If we want to understand how we got there, we... - Gillam, Mr Robert John (Rob), AM (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to congratulate Mr Rob Gillam of Dongara in WA's midwest on being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in this year's King's Birthday honours list. This recognition is... - Defence Procurement: Submarines (1 speech)
Australia has long debated the future of our submarine capability. The decision that we've reached is that nuclear powered submarines are the answer. Since reaching that decision, very little has... - Personal Information and Privacy, Middle East (1 speech)
I'm going to talk tonight about a recent finding from the Privacy Commissioner that American Express Australia broke a person's privacy under the Privacy Act. The company failed to take... - Special Broadcasting Service, Queensland: Community Events (1 speech)
I would like to associate myself with those remarks in relation to our wonderful Yazidi community. Australia successfully settled its one millionth refugee last year, and amongst that million are... - Tasmania: Manufacturing Industry, One Nation (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a proud Northern Tasmanian manufacturer with deep roots in our community: ACL Bearing Company. For generations, ACL has been part of the industrial story of Northern... - National Security, Australian Society (1 speech)
Speaking of fighting every day for our democracy, I wanted to talk about the subject that I spoke about in my two-minute statement earlier this week about the unprecedented, extraordinary rise in...
