Speeches

Cambodia statement - 23/10/17

October 23, 2017

It is the Cambodian people's right to decide the party they want to lead them into the future. Labor urges the Australian government to work to ensure free and fair elections in Cambodia, with free political discourse.

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PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS - Holden

October 23, 2017

I have talked to members of families who have lost jobs at Holden or who have lost jobs at companies that had traditionally supplied the work of Holden, Toyota, Ford and, before them, Mitsubishi. The level of distress and dislocation is quite difficult to appreciate from this distance.

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Holden MPI - 19/10/17

October 19, 2017

Holden really has been the outstanding icon of the South Australian economy, stretching back many, many decades. I want to be able to pay tribute to that icon and, most importantly, to the thousands and thousands of South Australians who, over the decades, have worked for Holden and who have worked for the supply companies that have supplied Holden and the other car manufacturing factories like Chrysler and Mitsubishi that have, over the decad...

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Power Prices Motion - 14/9/17

September 14, 2017

This motion exemplifies how arrogant and out of touch this government is.

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MPI - THE GOVERNMENT'S COMPLETE FAILURE ON ENERGY POLICY

September 07, 2017

This week, on the fourth anniversary of this government, under two prime ministers, two reports were received from the Energy Market Operator, both of which have laid bare four years of stunning failure on energy policy—stunning, devastating failure on energy policy, on every possible indicator.

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Statement on arrest of Mr Kem Sokha

September 05, 2017

I was concerned—indeed, I was distressed—to hear of the arrest over the weekend of the opposition CNRP leader, Mr Kem Sokha, and also the closure of a number of media outlets, particularly The Cambodia Daily, a longstanding English-language newspaper in Cambodia, only 24 or 36 hours later.

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