Senate Speeches

There is an old joke in economics about the country that gets rich by doing each other’s washing. If I do my own washing, it […]

On the weekend I started reading Paul Kelly’s book, the one he put out a couple of weeks ago, Triumph and Demise: The broken promise of

I would like to speak this morning about the trucking industry and its safety. I do so with some familiarity with the industry. My father-in-law

I rise tonight to talk about debt, in particular rural debt, and drought—the two D’s, if you like. When you have debt plus drought, you