Senate debates
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- Budget (1 speech)
Hardworking South Australians will wear the cost of Labor's so-called tax reform bill—a Golden Grove small-business owner, a renter in Plympton wanting to save for a deposit, a FIFO mining... - Science (1 speech)
A century ago, Australian science was at an inflection point. Australia was, as then Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce said, a land of 'splendid opportunities and difficult problems'. Today,... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Today I'm going to read into Hansard a few comments that I've read this week about the cost of living. Quote: I've cut down to 1 meal a day, but unfortunately the money I save by doing this will... - Budget (1 speech)
The strongest criticisms of Labor's budget are now coming from Labor people themselves. In an extraordinary development, the Labor Premier of Western Australia and the Labor Treasurer of Western... - Housing (1 speech)
Acting Deputy President Sterle, as a proud Western Australian like you, I recently had the pleasure of attending a housing roundtable in WA hosted by our federal Minister for Housing, Clare... - Avian Influenza (1 speech)
Until last week, Australia was the only continent on earth free of H5 bird flu, but that's changed, and it's likely to get much worse. Multiple birds have now tested positive for H5 bird flu.... - Sydney Jewish Museum (1 speech)
At the end of May, I was able to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum, and I thought to myself, when I entered the building in which John Monash laid the foundation stone about 100 years ago—it... - Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
Every moment matters, or, as it was so eloquently stated by Emma Vulin, state Labor member for Pakenham in south-east Melbourne, time matters, compassion matters, dignity matters, and people... - Environment (1 speech)
In a world where nature and climate systems are being destroyed at record rates, environmental and climate activists are being persecuted and killed. We've recently seen turtle conservationist... - Migration (1 speech)
Let's talk about immigration. It seems some people are hung up about it in this country. Let's talk about the first migrants here arriving by boat, bringing disease and blankets laced with... - World Public Service Day (1 speech)
It is World Public Service Day. I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has chosen a career in public service. Public servants devote their time and their energy to serving our communities,... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
Well, 2026 has been a remarkable year in Australian politics. For the first time in our history, a party outside the political establishment has been setting the agenda in this country. You only... - Western Australia: Fremantle Dockers (2 speeches)
Many of us out west are thrilled to see the meteoric rise of the Freo Dockers. Week after week, our team is doing us proud on the field. But many supporters are asking a simple question: why... - Northern Territory: Energy (1 speech)
Labor makes a promise. Labor breaks a promise. When Labor came to power, Australians were told their power bills would be cut by $275 a year—not maybe, not eventually—by 2025. Wasn't... - Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee (2 speeches)
Well, Senator Hanson likes to pretend that she's not part of the political establishment whereas, in truth, Senator Hanson has been in parliament for almost my entire life. You don't get much...
