ADJOURNMENT: Defence Personnel 27 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (18:58): In recent years there has been considerable research aimed at identifying Indigenous Australians who... 
BILLS: Fair Trade (Australian Standards) Bill 2013 27 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (11:09): Labor understands, appreciates and values Senator Madigan's concerns in the area of fair trade. His...
BILLS: Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Bill 2014 26 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:03): The Australia Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Bill 2014 amends the Australian Citizenship...
MOTION: International Aid 26 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:42): I, and on behalf of Senator Rhiannon, move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) on 19...
MOTIONS: Anzac Parade 26 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:42): I move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes:
(i) That the Centenary of ANZAC approaches, and...
ADJOURNMENT: White Ribbon Day 25 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:52): I would like to associate myself with the comments made by Senator Siewert earlier about the importance...
MOTIONS: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (15:42): I, and also on behalf of Senator Cash and Senator Waters, move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:...
BILLS: Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 25 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:12): Senator Wright has just said that this is a very serious piece of legislation, and indeed it is. The...
BILLS: Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 24 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (11:41): We have waited a while for these bills to come into the chamber. People may remember that these bills...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Bill 2014 18 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:13): Because of some confusion we have had in this place on previous occasions, I thought it was important...
BILLS: Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 18 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:07): The bill before us is a bill amending the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to pause the income...
BILLS: Australian Education Amendment Bill 2014 17 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (21:38): I had this funny idea that the role of the Senate was to allow senators to look at legislation, to...
BILLS: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2014 17 Nov 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (11:49): The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2014 aligns Australia's anti-doping...
BILLS: Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 30 Oct 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:11): I am not going to take long in this discussion on the Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 2014,...
CONDOLENCE: REMEMBERING AND HONOURING GOUGH WHITLAM, A TRUE GENTLEMAN 27 Oct 2014
As we know, everyone has a Gough story. I would like to say that his inimitable style was important, but unfortunately everyone tries to imitate his...
ADJOURNMENT: United Nations International Day of the Girl Child 2 Oct 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:00): In the lead-up to this year's UN International Day of the Girl Child, which is 11 October this year, Plan...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 (Second Reading) 2 Oct 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (12:54): As I was saying, in terms of what Labor is prepared to accept in this bill: 12 elements to a total saving of...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 2 Oct 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (12:32): This morning, in the House, the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014, Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014 30 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (13:06): The Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and the Social...
BILLS: Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Funding for Certain Types of Abortion) Bill 2013 25 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (09:50): Senator Madigan has brought this bill back to our chamber so we can consider the issues he put forward at the...
ADJOURNMENT: Women's Suffrage Petition Database 23 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:42): On 9 September this year, the Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Fiona Simpson, welcomed us to celebrate the...
BILLS: Health Workforce Australia (Abolition) Bill 2014 - Second Reading 22 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (19:47): It is a real pleasure to be able to speak tonight about my admiration for Health Workforce Australia. Even though...
ADJOURNMENT: Speech Pathology 2 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:20): This afternoon, our Community Affairs References Committee brought down a report on speech pathology in...
COMMITTEES: Community Affairs References Committee; Report 2 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (17:54): In June 2011, the Speech Pathology Australia National President Ms Christine Stone first contacted the Community...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Second Reading 1 Sep 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (10:38): The Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Bill 2014. Has a...
BILLS: Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) Bill 2012 [2013]; Second Reading 28 Aug 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (16:27): Senator Xenophon, we will continue to have these discussions in this chamber, as you well know. You will be...
Adjournment Speech: Forced Adoption 26 Aug 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (20:45): In our February 2012 Community Affairs References Committee report, former forced adoption policies and...
BILLS: Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2] 17 Jul 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (22:32):
The schoolkids bonus is a very important Labor initiative. We are committed to retaining the payment. Mr...
BILLS: Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2] 17 Jul 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (22:23):
The low-income superannuation contribution was an important initiative of the last Labor government. We are...
BILLS: Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (22:13):
We commend our proposition to the chamber. This is important. We wish to stick to the original program...
BILLS: Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2] 17 Jul 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (22:04):
The Labor opposition will be opposing this amendment-I am sure that is a surprise to the minister. This is...
BILLS: Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2] 17 Jul 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (12:57):
The Labor Party will be insisting on the amendments that were the result of extensive debate in this chamber...
DOCUMENTS: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse 10 Jul 2014
Senator MOORE (Queensland) (18:10): I rise to speak on the motion to take note of government document No. 20, the interim report of the Royal...
Adjournment Speech: Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) 8 Jul 2014
Last Saturday I was honoured to be invited to the 14th anniversary of CLAN. People in this place well know that term 'CLAN', which stands for the...
BILLS: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Increased Employment Participation) Bill 2014 15 May 2014
I need to start by congratulating Senator Ryan for that new Olympic event, which is speed legislation reading. Congratulations, Senator Ryan!
The...
Adjournment Speech: Nigeria: Abductions 13 May 2014
On 14 April, 200 schoolgirls, most of them between the ages of 16 and 18, were abducted in an overnight raid on the government girls secondary school...
PETITIONS: Violence Against Women 13 May 2014
by leave-I present to the Senate a document, which is a submission by Rise Queensland under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and...
Motion: Polio 27 Mar 2014
Senator MOORE: I, and also on behalf of Senator Rhiannon, move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) the World Health Organization (WHO)...
BILLS: Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 26 Mar 2014
The opposition will be supporting the Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2013. I think people in the wider community know that Labor...
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 26 Mar 2014
I want to applaud Senator Colbeck's statements about the behaviour in this place and I am looking forward to hearing silence from the other side of...
Adjournment Speech: Sterilisation of Intersex People 25 Mar 2014
At the beginning of any inquiry, we put down why we started the inquiry and we say thank you to people who helped us. We heard from both Senator...
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS: United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 24 Mar 2014
I too wish to take note of the statement that has been presented to us today. In particular, I want to put on record my appreciation to the minister...
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS: Medicare 24 Mar 2014
I move:
That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Assistant Minister for Health (Senator Nash) to questions without notice asked by...
DOCUMENTS: Mr Peter Greste 20 Mar 2014
I want to associate myself with the comments just made by Senator Milne. The family of Peter Greste has been in contact with many people in this...
REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Delegation) Regulation 2013 - Disallowance 19 Mar 2014
At the request of Senator McLucas, I move:
That the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Delegation) Regulation 2013, as...
Adjournment Speech: Diabetes 18 Mar 2014
Last Saturday morning I jumped out of a plane. I began a speech exactly 12 months ago with that exact same statement-Senator Birmingham, I think you...
Motion: Human Rights 17 Mar 2014
I, and also on behalf of Senator Pratt and Senator Boyce, move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) today, 81 countries worldwide have...
BILLS: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 5 Mar 2014
The Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 includes a range of issues, most of them to do with savings. There are so many issues...
Adjournment Speech: Forced Adoption 4 Mar 2014
About four years ago, I had a meeting in my office with three amazing women: Marg Hamilton, Jan Kashin and Therese Hawken. They came to see me...
PETITIONS: Protection of Dingoes on Fraser Island 4 Mar 2014
By leave-I present to the Senate the following e-petition, from over 8,000 people, which is not in conformity with the standing orders as it is not...
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE: Abbott Government 3 Mar 2014
Thank you, Senator Madigan: you have actually picked up many of the points I was going to make. But it does not hurt to reinforce them. In terms of...
Motion: Sri Lanka 13 Feb 2014
Senators Stephens, Moore, Rhiannon and Milne, move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes Australia's co sponsorship of the:
(i) 2012 United Nations...
Motion: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 12 Feb 2014
Senators Cash, Kroger, Moore and Waters move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) Thursday, 6 February 2014, marked the International Day...
Motion: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 12 Feb 2014
Senators Cash, Moore and Waters move:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) February 2014 is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,
(ii)...
BILLS: Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013 12 Feb 2014
Sometimes one of the problems in this place is that there are just too few quotes to use. Senator Xenophon gazumped me straightaway with Bernie...
Adjournment Speech: Manila Challenge 11 Feb 2014
Last month, I was in Manila attending the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights. This was the seventh conference...
