Senate Speeches

I rise tonight to pay tribute to a titan of Australia’s resources sector. On 1 May this year Australia lost one of its greatest contributors […]

You would think that the once-proud Australian Labor Party maybe would have a position themselves on something as important as large income tax cuts to

We on this side of the chamber know how much the mining sector delivers to our country in terms of jobs, in terms of wealth

Bob Hawke has become an embodiment of a uniquely Australian form of leadership. Bob’s type of leadership can be summed up as a ‘both/and’ style;

As we’ve heard tonight, Nigel’s been a fisherman, a shooter, an industry representative, a mango farmer, a senator, and a family man. In my view,

They’ve got to have growing markets to get more money to stay competitive and also to make sure they keep the bank happy and the