ADJOURNMENT - Cairns: Keriba Omasker Memorial 4 Dec 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:38): On Saturday, 1 December, I had the incredible honour, with my friend Elida Faith, our candidate for... 
MATTERS OF URGENCY - Climate Change 4 Dec 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:47): Sometimes when I look at the agenda for these debates, and I see that this is supposed to be a matter of...
COMMITTEES - Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade - Report 3 Dec 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:40): I want to make a few comments on this report this evening. I know people will want to talk on this into...
ADJOURNMENT - Forrest Primary School 27 Nov 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:22): Forrest Primary School, which is very close to this building, is proud to be authorised as an...
ADJOURNMENT - Plan International: The State of the World's Girls 18 Oct 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:58): As many people in this chamber know, every year since 2007 Plan International has published a State of the...
ADJOURNMENT - People with Disability 16 Oct 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:11): This week I met with representatives from CBM Australia, which is a wonderful organisation. It is an...
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS - Northern Australia 16 Oct 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (18:24): I thank the minister for making the annual statement to the Senate on the government's progress on...
BILLS - Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading 19 Sep 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (11:07): Labor is committed to ensuring Australia maintains its strong and effective laws to combat serious and...
CONDOLENCES - James Philip 'Jim' McKiernan 18 Sep 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (16:25): I met Jim McKiernan through two of my great friends, George Campbell and Ruth Webber, who are both up in...
ADJOURNMENT - Rohingya People 21 Aug 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:17): The Cox's Bazar region on the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar has become the temporary home for more than...
REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS - Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges Regulations 2018, Product Emissions Standards (Customs) 15 Aug 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:08): Senator Bernardi will be unsurprised to know that we are not supporting this disallowance. I know in his...
BILLS - Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015 - Second Reading 14 Aug 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (21:54): Many senators have put on record that many people have contacted them with concerns about this piece of...
ADJOURNMENT - Iran: Human Rights 26 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:51): Like a number of senators this evening, I'm putting a focus on the issue of human rights in Iran. I...
BILLS - Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading 25 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:34): When as minister in the previous Labor government Tony Burke introduced the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, he...
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - Health Care 25 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:41): One of the more exciting things in the health system over the last 20 years has been the rise of consumer...
ADJOURNMENT - National Library of Australia 21 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:02): This afternoon in the Mural Hall, the National Library brought along some of its special treasures to...
COMMITTEES - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights - Report 21 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (15:38): I move:
That the Senate take note of the annual report.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on...
BILLS - National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018, National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 - Second Reading 18 Jun 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:45): I was really excited about the opportunity to take part in this debate today on the National Redress...
BUDGET - Statement and Documents 10 May 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (21:10): I am very pleased to be able to seek leave to have the Leader of the Opposition's 2018-19 budget reply...
BILLS - Investigation and Prosecution Measures Bill 2017 - Second Reading 9 May 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (11:08): Labor supports the Investigation and Prosecution Measures Bill 2017. This bill amends the...
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS - Answers to Questions 9 May 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (15:12): We're now looking at another budget. Another year's gone by, and the normal process happens. It's not at...
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE - Economy 27 Mar 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (16:57): In the short time while I'm the lead-up act for Senator Keneally's first speech, it's important to know...
ADJOURNMENT - World Down Syndrome Day 20 Mar 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (21:32): In 2012, the UN decided to designate 21 March as World Down Syndrome Day and called on people across the...
BILLS - Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition Bill 2017 - Second Reading 19 Mar 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (10:42): I feel as though I've heard this debate many times and I think we'll find some of the allegations and...
DOCUMENTS - Closing the Gap - Consideration 12 Feb 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:40): We all know that anniversaries are important, and one of the key messages out of the original Closing the...
ADJOURNMENT - Mr Lindsay Gordon Bower JONES 6 Feb 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:22): When my friend Lindsay Jones died last year, his friends gathered to remember a strong Labor man dedicated...
BILLS - Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading 5 Feb 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:51): I rise to speak on the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 on behalf of the opposition.
BILLS - Productivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) Bill 2017 - Second Reading 5 Feb 2018
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (10:56): In December 2014 this Senate brought down a report with the title Bridging our growing divide:...
