- Superannuation, Tobacco Control, Ipswich Little Athletics (1 speech)
I'm speaking on a number of matters in this presentation. Earlier today, ASIC released Accounting for your super:super fund financial reporting and audit 2025-26, report 841, in relation to the... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament, Middle East, International Relations: Australia and the United States of America (1 speech)
Good on you, Jett. It is my absolute pleasure to read out two speeches from young people as part of Raise our Voice in Parliament. The first is from Naomi, who is 13 years old. She wrote: Have... - Early Childhood Education and Care (1 speech)
Deputy President, you know me well, and you know that I never set out, when I left school, to be a senator. It wasn't something I considered I'd actually do. I started out as a tradie. In my... - Cybersafety (1 speech)
I notice we have a lot of children in the gallery. This speech is very much for them, and it's for their parents and carers right around Australia. There is a taboo in our country that is... - Baird, Hon. Bruce George, AM (1 speech)
For those of us in the New South Wales Liberal Party, the passing of the Hon. Bruce Baird is deeply felt. Bruce gave much of himself to our party and its people, and we have lost a much-loved... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament, St John Ambulance Australia (1 speech)
I'm honoured to be part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. Raise Our Voice is a fantastic initiative that provides young people from across Australia with the opportunity to engage... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Ten years ago I participated for the first time in Frocktober, and this year I am bringing it to parliament. Frocktober is a fundraiser for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, and there are... - Child Abuse (1 speech)
The Albanese government has shown it can act to protect children when it has the political will. After Four Corners exposed serious abuse in the childcare sector, the federal government responded... - Internet Content (1 speech)
The digital duty of care is the worst piece of antispeech legislation to ever see the light of day in this place—maybe anywhere in the world. It is an affront to all Western, liberal... - Tasmania: Orphan Schools (1 speech)
Earlier this month, I stood at St Johns Park in New Town, Hobart for the unveiling of Rowan Gillespie's replacement of his sculpture . The two bronze children represent William and Mary Ann... - International Relations (1 speech)
Australia's foreign policy should be guided by a simple question: does this benefit Australia? If something benefits Australia, we should do it. If something does not benefit Australia, well,... - Social Media (1 speech)
Seventy per cent of young people get their news from social media. For an entire generation, social media isn't just entertainment. It's where they learn about the world, form opinions and,... - Liberal Party of Australia (2 speeches)
With the small amount of time available to me before we start two-minute statements, I thought I'd pose the question to the chamber: Who is the opposition leader at the moment? Who is leading the... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (2 speeches)
I rise to share the words of Charlotte, who is an 11-year-old who participated in the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. Here's what Charlotte wanted to say: Shaping young people's future is... - Australian Football League Grand Final (1 speech)
Congratulations to the Brisbane Lions for another trio of premierships—the second three-peat in the club's history and only the seventh in the history of the league. The final four minutes... - Minister for Communications (1 speech)
Another day, another scandal involving the Albanese government's most frequent flyer—and we've got the receipts. Last year, the Minster for Communications, Anika Wells—Labor's Deirdre... - Sandcastles (Booja Mia) Children's Hospice (1 speech)
Last week, I was honoured to attend the opening of WA's first children's hospice, Sandcastles (Booja Mia), an important facility that will provide care, comfort and support to Western Australian... - New South Wales State Election (3 speeches)
Whether it's Labor in Canberra or Labor in Macquarie Street, the socialists never miss an opportunity to put net zero ideology ahead of everyday Australians because Anthony Albanese is working... - Biosecurity: Pineapple Imports (1 speech)
I'm sure as the weather gets warmer that many of us may enjoy a beautiful, fresh Australian pineapple, but many would not know that that great Australian industry is at risk from the Labor... - Tertiary Education and Training (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome a significant investment in skills and training for regional Victoria. The Australian government is investing $2.46 million through the Mobile TAFE program. This... - Migration (1 speech)
In Australia, plenty of people like to buy a lotto ticket. But would you buy a lotto ticket for $1,000 when your chance of winning is slim to none? That's what this federal Labor government is... - Victoria: Social Cohesion (1 speech)
When I first heard reports that a jihadist had attempted to hijack a plane from Dubai, I had just one thought: somehow Melbourne's got to be involved in this story. And, sure enough, there it... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Today I'm so pleased to read you a speech from Samia, an amazing young Victorian woman, as part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. Here is what Samia had to say: 'Hi, my name is... - Tasmania: Health Care, Tasmania: Aged Care, Tasmania: Hospitals (1 speech)
Tasmania has the oldest, poorest and sickest population in the country. As the Tasmanian Department of Health's own statistics report, we consistently rank among the lowest for health outcomes... - Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Senator Thorpe. This speech has been written by Alarah, aged 12. Alarah says: Walawaani yanz ngai narri Alarah Dhurga Yuin. You've probably never heard that sentence before. It means: Hello... - Defence Properties (1 speech)
This Defence estate fire sale is an absolute disaster. I'm glad the government is in here to hear all about it. We have military personnel all over Australia that have been given orders to pack... - Leader of the Australian Greens (2 speeches)
Last week, the new leader of the Greens political party decided to unilaterally change his party's policy as to effectively abandon Ukraine. In one of his first foreign policy statements, he...