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The greatest protection is all of us working all the time—every member of the community—to foster, build, maintain and enhance the qualities that have generally prevailed in Australia: tolerance, inclusion, multicultural acceptance and diversity, care for one another and care for broader, shared wellbeing. Those cultural elements and values of Australia are the most potent protections against discrimination and bigotry and the things that flow from them.
Read more...Already, in just a bit more than two years, the change that Australia voted for, the change that Australians want to see—particularly young Australians—is becoming real, including an increase in renewable energy generation of 25 per cent. We are on track to achieve our 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030.
Read more...Gender-based violence is a national crisis that requires attention and action at every level so that women and children in Australia can feel safe everywhere.
Read more...While those opposite try to deceive and scare Australians with the daft renewable energy slogan that we hear so often, the Australian community know that they’re looking at what is in effect an obstruction-only coalition, a fearmongering-only coalition and, unfortunately, a nuclear-only coalition.
Read more...Activism as part of civil society engagement is an expression of our values as a democratic society – and we must remember that by its nature, activism will not be neat and tidy; indeed, often it will be robust and noisy and provocative.
Read more...The Australian community will not forget the fact that, for nine years, those opposite couldn’t manage a national energy policy, that they saw a reduction in energy capacity, that they sought to cut and nobble investment in renewable energy. We are dealing with those consequences now. We are cleaning up that mess right now.
Read more...Australia has an enormous amount to look forward to and to benefit from in terms of being a leader when it comes to decarbonisation, renewable energy storage and energy efficiency, and as we reflect on those lessons of the pandemic and the challenging nature of our geostrategic circumstances we are compelled to make sure we shape our future, rather than having the future shape us. We’re going to achieve that by focusing on areas where we do have a competitive advantage and a comparative advantage.
Read more...Declared areas have only been put in place twice, as the member for Wannon noted: once in 2014 in relation to Syria and then again in 2018 in relation to Iraq. So, when we consider things that the member for Wannon properly described as being extraordinary, we should take some comfort and some confidence from the fact that these measures are only being used when it is necessary that they be put in place to keep Australians safe.
Read more...The fact is that agriculture changes over time, agriculture improves over time. That’s the history of Australian agriculture. That’s the approach of Australian farmers who always want to be more productive and more effective and more humane, and more sustainable. That is the story of Australian agriculture. And it continues to be the story. And that’s why live sheep exports is on its way out. It’s been on its way out for more than 20 years.
Read more...We should never stop and take our democratic institutions, processes and culture for granted. We’ve seen around the world how those things can grow weaker over time and how they can become ill suited to the circumstances of a changing world. It’s absolutely right that we’re prepared to, from time to time, have a look at the institutions, the structures, the processes and the culture around that kind of decision-making and ask ourselves if they are fit for purpose and if they can be improved.
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