Senate debates
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
- Taxation (1 speech)
Labor under Anthony Albanese has failed the most basic requirement of a government, which is to ensure that it acts in the best interests of Australia and its people. Every Australian mine begins... - Battle of Long Tan: 60th Anniversary (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most significant actions in Australia's military history, the Battle of Long Tan. On 18 August 1966, in a rubber plantation in Phuoc Tuy... - Defence (1 speech)
On 2 July 2026, the Senate passed an order to produce the tender documents for the Base Services Transformation Program and the executed contracts by 3 August. The Base Services Transformation... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
This is a test for Prime Minister Albanese—another test! He's already failed so many, but now he has a new test and that is in the form of the Western Australian fair share of the GST. The... - Media (1 speech)
Once upon a time, the role of the media was to uncover and disseminate information about the world around us. Journalists were important cogs in the political machine. They used to call... - AUKUS, Education Standards (1 speech)
AUKUS promises billions of dollars of investment, thousands of highly skilled jobs and the opportunity to establish South Australia as a global centre for advanced manufacturing, engineering and... - Gun Control (1 speech)
On 20 January this year, a great injustice was done to Australia's law-abiding firearm owners, who number nearly a million people—Australian citizens, and their families, who were unfairly... - Veterans (1 speech)
I'm going to tell the story tonight of a female veteran and her treatment at the hands of the Department of Veterans' Affairs over the last 30 years. I need to warn anyone listening and watching... - Queensland: Community Events (1 speech)
Can I just say this first: Senator Lambie, since I've been in this place, since 2019, your advocacy for veterans like Kate has been an absolute inspiration, so thank you for that. Obviously,... - Woodside Energy, Australian Federal Police, Sri Lanka (1 speech)
It's no secret that, in Australia, the police and courts often end up doing the dirty work for corporations—not to deliver justice, but to be part of a system that exhausts their critics... - Media, COVID-19 (1 speech)
In the last few weeks, the media have tried to drive a wedge between me and Senator Hanson. The journalists' plan was simple—take statements I've made over many years out of context,...
