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September 4, 2023

Transcript – Press Conference – Live Sheep Export Trade Petition

Australians don’t accept the mistreatment of animals. We set high animal welfare standards and Australians have been very clear about the live sheep export trade for some considerable time

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August 19, 2023

Labor is committed to nuclear disarmament

This update to the Statement in Detail demonstrates that Labor values the TPNW and takes it seriously as a new and promising form of international agreement that seeks to shift the otherwise dangerous status quo on nuclear weapons.

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August 19, 2023

Amendment to AUKUS Statement in Detail

As I’ve said before, I’m not convinced the acquisition of nuclear-propelled submarines through the AUKUS arrangement is in Australia’s national interest.

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Speeches
August 19, 2023

Protecting Exmouth Gulf

Delegates, there’s no doubt – as Delegate Louise Pratt said – the protection of Exmouth Gulf is unfinished business. What’s more, the effective and permanent protection of this unique coastal and estuarine environment is in keeping with the desperately necessary work that Labor in government has begun to address what has, tragically, been a chronic […]

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August 7, 2023

Modern forestry must protect and restore the environment

The reality is that, after a long period in which the coalition government failed to show the stewardship required to arrest an entrenched trajectory of environmental decline, the Albanese government is making sure we can have a sustainable approach to a properly managed and renewable timber industry.

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August 7, 2023

Vale Dr Judyth Watson OAM

I’m glad to have the opportunity to reflect on the political and moral leadership, and on the unstinting community work of the Honourable Judyth Watson OAM, who died last month.

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August 3, 2023

Committee Report: Treaties with Timor-Leste and Serbia

On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties I present the committee’s Report 210: Timor-Leste cooperation in the field of defence and the status of visiting forces; Serbia social security agreement.

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July 31, 2023

Labor delivers cost-of-living relief. The Coalition votes against it.

We know that the cost-of-living pressures on the Australian people are very serious, and we are acting to do something about it.

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June 22, 2023

Labor is committed to bettering the public sector

The Labor Party will always support the Australian Public Service. We are under no illusion about its core significance to our way of life, to our system of democratic governance and as an extension of our principles. The Australian Public Service has suffered over the last decade, like many parts of Australian life. Australian public servants have weathered that storm.

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June 22, 2023

Recognising the work of the Protect Ningaloo campaign

As Tim Winton rightly says: ‘I believe in patriotism, but patriotism doesn’t always involve waving a flag or firing a gun. It means defending your home place.’

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