There is no more pressing task before this parliament than raising the standards and the standing of politics. Unless and until we can rebuild public confidence in the strength of our democratic institutions...
Read MoreThose in this place and outside of it who call to water down Australia's protections against racial hate speech are much more concerned with privilege and entitlement than they are with freedom of speech.
Read MoreGoverning is of course about choices, about the choices we make. This debate shows how profound the choices are that face Australia at the moment and how desperately out of touch this government is.
Read MoreToday, in this parliament Labor members have made a choice. We have chosen to take seriously the challenge the Fair Work Commission has handed down to all of us and to stand up for the 600,000 low-paid Australians...
Read MoreThe promise of Labor's National Disability Insurance Scheme is, of course, that every Australian counts, and every Australian must count. We must work harder to build a society that is truly inclusive and equal.
Read MoreYesterday in this place I felt both proud and very ashamed. I felt proud of the way the parliament came together with so many first nations representatives to do important business.
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