In Parliament this week, I celebrated the delivery of more than $1.1 billion of infrastructure funding for our region. The funding – $292 million for the Barwon Heads Rd duplication, $208 million for the Warrnambool line upgrade, $30 million for the Western Rail plan and the bringing into the forward estimates $605 million for Read more…
Question without notice to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds regarding defence investment in Victoria.
I rise to raise again in the Senate my deep concerns about the extreme distress and damage which is being inflicted on Victorians during this second wave of emergency restrictions. Today, with 70 new daily cases in Victoria, there should by now have been a road map to reopen Read more…
Speaking in the Senate on the Morrison Government’s much needed Foreign Relations Bill that ensure all arrangements between states, territories, councils and universities and a foreign government are consistent with Australian foreign policy.
I rise to speak on the incredibly important issue of aged care. It is with regret that I have to call out these very grubby tactics from Labor senators over the tragic issue of aged care deaths, including those people who have died from or with COVID-19. The Australian government Read more…
It’s my pleasure to rise and speak on the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Improving Assistance for Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Families) Bill 2020. I want to start my contribution by noting with some concern the contribution of Senator Faruqi. While Senator Faruqi made a number of statements critical of our government’s Read more…
