Jenny Macklin
February 21, 2019
Yesterday a Labor legend and a giant of Australian politics and policymaking spoke in thisplace for the last time. So I rise this evening to pay tribute to my friend the member for Jagajaga...
Read MoreYesterday a Labor legend and a giant of Australian politics and policymaking spoke in thisplace for the last time. So I rise this evening to pay tribute to my friend the member for Jagajaga...
Read MoreWhat a revealing debate this has been, which demonstrates the clear contrast betweenthe opposition and the government in this most critical of policy areas. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition...
Read MoreLast week was a good week in this place in that we welcomed home Hakeem al-Araibi, a constituent of mine who had spent nearly 80 days in jail in Thailand when he should have been enjoying his honeymoon.
Read MoreThis parliament has been too slow to recognise loneliness as what it is: a national crisis requiring a national response. That so many Australians of all backgrounds and in all circumstances feel lonely is something we should care about.
Read MoreI rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2018. This bill proposes a range of minor and technical changes to the operation of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, TEQSA.
Read MoreIt was my very great pleasure to have known Barney Cooney almost all my adult life, and it is a privilege to be able to say a few words in tribute to him and to commemorate him in this place, in a building that he loved and contributed so much to.
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