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Can we afford $220 billion Submarines right now? Department of Defence at Senate Estimates
March 2021, National, Senate Estimates
https://youtu.be/Agz0DzzefFQ
CANCEL THE $220 BILLION SUBS CONTRACT
It is currently estimated that the Future Attack Submarines the government wants to buy will cost $220 billion including construction and ongoing service. We aren't…
Why didn’t Fair Work raise the alarm on casuals? Fair Work Ombudsman at Senate Estimates
March 2021, National, Senate Estimates
https://youtu.be/k0BXzvAoxP8
In Senate Estimates today, I continued to pursue the case to support casual coal production workers. I showed the FWO that the hunter valley CFMEU bosses sold out casual mine workers and left them significantly…
Is Australia’s election software hackable? Questioning the AEC at Senate Estimates
March 2021, National, Senate Estimates
https://youtu.be/ZtRJIfqLXg8
Confidence in our elections is a cornerstone of our democracy and many questions have been raised by events in the United States Presidential election about our own software, which was originally sourced from…
Industrial Relations Omnibus Explainer
National, Speeches
https://youtu.be/dIHhSrf8S3Q
The Government's IR omnibus was gutted last week before it passed the Senate. I was disappointed to see that the wage theft and enforcement measures were not passed. The insertion of a detailed definition of…
Does Australia Post care about Mum and Dad LPOs?
March 2021, National, Senate Estimates
https://youtu.be/xTBRd8-EX0g
Licensed Post Offices (LPOs) provide important services especially in regional towns. Unfortunately, they've been overlooked in a number of the changes to the way Australia Post operates.
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Questioning the Bureau of Meteorology at Senate Estimates
Climate Change, March 2021, Senate Estimates
https://youtu.be/3_phX925bdc
I'm down in Canberra at Senate Estimates this week. Over many years now I have consistently grilled the Bureau of Meteorology at Estimates over their methodology in 'homogenising' or changing raw temperature…
Fixing IR reform to protect employees and help small business
National
https://youtu.be/ToS8-r89i2U
The monstrosity of the Fair Work Act is the first problem with our industrial relations. We have gone through the proposed legislation in detail and put together many amendments for the government to consider.…
Protecting scientists like Peter Ridd: Academic Freedom is essential to University
Murray Darling Basin, National, Speeches
https://youtu.be/25TTss0JE2I
Too often, we are seeing ideas silenced and censored at our universities. University is a place where the exchange of conflicting and opposing ideas should thrive and be encouraged. Thanks to One Nation lobbying,…
One Nation Senators preparing amendments to rectify flaws in the IR Bill
Media Release, National
The government is on notice that One Nation is expecting due consideration of its amendments to the Industrial Relations Bill next week in Parliament.
Senator Malcolm Roberts said, “I have doubts about the government’s commitment to…
In support of Peter Ridd and Science
NationalI had the honour of speaking in support of Peter Ridd and his High Court challenge. James Cook University sacked Dr Ridd in circumstances that should send a shiver up everyone’s spine.