Speeches

 Labor’s school funding war is continuing to wreak havoc. More than half of Australia’s public schools are without additional funding, with the Prime Minister… Read More »Labor’s school funding mess

 I rise to pay tribute to a great friend, the late Kevin James Andrews AM. Kevin was also a valued colleague. He was the… Read More »Vale the The Hon Kevin Andrews, Condolence motion

 From the Prime Minister to the Premier, Labor has failed Victorians and overseen the decay of the once great state of Victoria. That is… Read More »Victorians can’t afford Labor, Statements by senators

 Well, it is somewhat ironic that we are here today in this chamber debating a bill put forward by the Australian Greens to ban… Read More »Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban Gambling Ads) Bill 2024, second reading

I move that the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Senator Wong) and the Minister for Indigenous Australians… Read More »The Albanese Labor government has failed to tackle antisemitism

 The coalition will be supporting the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024, following its passage through the House yesterday. I’m pleased… Read More »Online Safety Amendment Social Media Minimum Age Bill 2024, second reading

I rise to speak on the Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024, a measure which seeks to extend the unique student identifier to… Read More »Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024, second reading

 I rise to speak on the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024. The primary purpose of the bill is to amend… Read More »Better and Fairer Schools Funding and Reform Bill 2024, second reading