Speeches in parliament

 The last thing students need right now is less time in the classroom. With declining academic standards in Australian schools such a critical issue,… Read More »Education standards, 2 minute statements

I rise to raise ongoing deep concerns about school standards in this country. We all believe in the transformational power of education and how critical… Read More »School standards continue to spiral and the government is failing to act

 It is more than a month since Hamas terrorists brutally attacked innocent Israelis. Since this time, with no end in sight to this horrific… Read More »Victorian Labor Premier must put the safety of students first

 In the wake of another shocking interest rate rise which shows that the Albanese Government has no plan to drive down inflation and address… Read More »Student teacher bursaries and staff shortages

 I rise to speak on the Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023. Very regrettably, this bill… Read More »Second reading, Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023

I rise to unequivocally support this motion before the Senate. The terrorist attacks on the people of Israel by the terrorist group Hamas are murderous,… Read More »Hamas terrorist attacks on the people of Israel must be universally condemned

I rise to raise my profound concerns about the use of special purpose aircraft by the Deputy Prime Minister and member for Corio.  Mr Marles… Read More »Richard Marles must come clean on secretive VIP taxi flights