Speeches

It's been an honour to be part of the 45th and 46th parliaments, and I very much look forward to being a part of the 47th.

I don't intend to speak on the provisions of this bill; other speakers have already explained in detail how they work.

Although this bill implements a large number of measures, most of them are minor technical changes which are uncontentious.

I thank the Senate for supporting my OPD request last week. That order sought documents relating to proposed health warnings on alcohol.

The Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Transparent Patient Outcomes) Bill 2021 will improve health outcomes: the outcome of surgery, and, most importantly, the outcome for the patient.

This bill is designed to provide health consumers with more transparency, self-determination and the ability to make an informed choice when considering a health procedure.

Over the next few weeks, health insurers around the country will be busy finalising their applications to hike up insurance premiums. Of course, it's exactly...

The Migration Amendment (Merits Review) Regulations which Senator McKim and I are moving to disallow will increase the AAT migration review application fee, as Senator...