Senators Statement - Baby Give Back, Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited, Priceless House

December 03, 2020

I'm a big believer in the power of civil society. By that I mean that we can often achieve so...

Adjournment Speech - Queensland Labor State Budget

December 01, 2020

Senator Stoker: The Queensland government released their budget today. Because I was raised to find the good in everything, I...

Adjournment Speech - StandbyU Foundation

November 18, 2020

I rise to put on the record my admiration and respect for two important groups in the Queensland community. One...

Correcting Senator Keneally in the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee

October 19, 2020

Second Reading Speech - Higher Education Support Amendment

October 08, 2020

This bill makes modest increases in study areas where skills demand doesn't exist because we need fewer graduates in that...

MPI - Investment in Queensland Business

October 07, 2020

And so they get up here and bleat about assistance to anything in a corporate structure. I think the words...

Second Reading Speech - Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020

September 03, 2020

This is a really important bill for Australians in more than one sense. For good, law-abiding Australians, it offers another...

Second Reading Speech - Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020

September 01, 2020

Before question time, I began to tell the story of a tradesman from the Gold Coast. His name's Mark. His...

Committees - Intelligence and Security Joint Committee and Press Freedom

August 31, 2020

I rise to speak to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security's inquiry into the impact of the exercise...

Second Reading Speech - Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures

June 15, 2020

The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 is a bill that is close...