Speeches

MPI 11/9/18

September 11, 2018

We've had a few MPI debates on energy policy over recent weeks because, frankly, this has been a movable feast, to say the least.

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MPI - "The government’s chaos and division on energy policy, which is forcing Australians to pay...

August 21, 2018

What we've seen from the other side is an obsession with personal ambition, petty hatreds and the weird, conspiracy-based hobby horses that dominate the ideology of this coalition's party room.

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Live Sheep Long Haul Export Prohibition Bill 2018 - Second Reading

August 20, 2018

Rarely has an issue so appalled and mobilised my community to action as has the live sheep export trade.

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Protect Our Dolphins

August 16, 2018

The Port River Dolphin Sanctuary must be a sanctuary not only in name but also in practice to protect the precious Port River dolphins.

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MPI: MALCOLM TURNBULL’S ENERGY CHAOS

August 14, 2018

All Australian households and Australian businesses know all too deeply that a profound energy crisis has emerged under this Prime Minister. That deep energy crisis has led to a collapse in confidence in our energy system, and it's seen power bills go up and up for households and for businesses. It's very clear what we need to start to bring that crisis to an end.

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ADDRESS TO AUSTRALIAN CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT

July 31, 2018

I don’t think there have been many boring periods over the last several years in energy policy, it’s fair to say, but this is a particularly timely occasion to come together and talk about where we are with energy policy. As a number of people have already said, there is a very important COAG meeting at the end of next week which Lily D'Ambrosio and Don Harwin will talk more about. And, after that there will, depending on what happens of cours...

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