Senate Speech – Middle East, Somali House & Interest Rates
I, too, rise in solidarity with the people of Iran. I stand with the courageous people of Iran, who are seeking peace, freedom and democracy. I stand with the courageous people of Iran who are being massacred and slaughtered by their own government—an evil regime, an odious regime who have suppressed human rights and supported […]
Senate Speech – Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026
I rise in support of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026, taking on board Senator Payman’s comments. I listened very carefully to Senator Payman’s speech. I do so because I believe this bill is in the national interest. I sincerely believe there’s an imperative that we pass this bill, […]
Senate Speech – Bondi Beach Terror Attack – Condolence Motion
I rise to speak on this condolence motion, and in doing so, I rise to tender my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the 15 innocent people murdered at Bondi Beach. To acknowledge the trauma of all those impacted, to honour the bravery and courage of the police officers, the first responders […]
Senate Speech – Future Migration Level
I rise to speak in relation to the Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 and say at the outset that the coalition will be opposing this bill. The issue of immigration is extraordinarily complicated. Whilst I note that Senator Roberts said that the question to be put to the Australian people has been amended since […]
Senate Speech – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
What extraordinary contributions we have heard from the other side of the chamber defending these job cuts at CSIRO. They’re quite extraordinary. The last speaker for the Australian Labor Party referred to the fact that the Morrison government had given so many hundreds of millions of dollars of extra money to CSIRO that they’d actually […]
Senate Speech – Ipswich Waste Management, Tanzania, Kurdish Australians, Hazara Australians
On 7 November 2023, I rose in this place to call for a public health inquiry into the impact of odours from waste facilities on the people of Ipswich. My Senate office is based in the Greater Ipswich region, and Ipswich has a number of waste facilities that were generating odours that have been causing […]
Senate Speech – Goodna Special School, Kenyans in Queensland & Lankan Fest
I’d like to pay my deep respects and congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of Goodna Special School. It was my absolute honour to attend their graduation ceremony earlier this month. I’d like to congratulate all the members of the class, the staff, the P C and all of the families for this momentous occasion. […]
Senate Speech – Social Cohesion
First, I must say that I wasn’t aware that Senator Polley had managed to collect a stray hair from one of my combs and do a DNA test on me, but there you go. I want to thank Punjabi popstar Diljit Dosanjh for his AURA tour to Australia. It was a wonderful tour. I saw […]
Senate Speech – Sudan Motion
I would also like to acknowledge the importance of this motion in terms of our wonderful Sudanese Australian community. What is happening in Sudan is a human catastrophe. Millions and millions of people have been displaced. Famine is having a devastating effect across Sudan, and the images we saw coming out of Sudan last week […]
Senate Speech – Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
The whole purpose of appointing an administrator to the CFMEU was to get the administrator to clean up the corruption at the CFMEU. That was the purpose, because that corruption in the CFMEU construction division is costing Australians millions and millions of dollars. In my home state of Queensland, the unlawful actions of the CFMEU […]