Speeches in parliament

  View this post on Instagram Young Australians deserve the very best education to reach their best potential. Today’s disastrous NAPLAN results show there is… Read More »NAPLAN confirms national crisis in Australian schools, Statements by senators

I welcome the opportunity to speak on Senator Pocock’s motion. As senators will recall, in June last year, the coalition introduced a bill to the… Read More »Labor stalls on gambling advertising, Urgency motion

 I commend Senator Scarr for bringing this urgent motion to the Senate, because there is an urgent need for the Albanese Labor government to… Read More »Jason Clare fails students on campus extremism, Urgency motion

 The Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Watt, belled the cat in the Senate yesterday, when he said: … we have seen a… Read More »Migration Amendment (Graduate Visas) Regulations 2024, disallowance motion

 Everyone on a university campus has a right to be safe. This includes the University of Sydney which is today in crisis because of… Read More »Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2), second reading

 In the 2019 federal election campaign, when the now member for Corangamite was a candidate, she, very regrettably, decided to run billboards around the… Read More »National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024, second reading

I rise to speak on the Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024. Firstly, I want to congratulate Senator McKenzie on this excellent private… Read More »Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024, second reading

 I want to thank Senator Tyrrell for bringing on this very important motion. I want to start by saying that it is very clear… Read More »Labor continues to mislead on public school funding, Matter of public importance