Senate Speeches

Statements by Senators – Albanese Government, Wednesday 27 March, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:48): The Albanese government has never seen a tax it did not want to flirt with. And it has never met a tax it did ...

Statements by Senators – Australian Law Reform Commission, Wednesday March 27, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:20): I rise today to speak about the recommendations by the Australian Law Reform Commission on religious discrimination. These recommendations are an egregious ...

COMMITTEES – Community Affairs References Committee – Reference, Tuesday March 26, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (16:37): I advise the chamber that Senators David Pocock and Lambie will be co-sponsoring this motion, and I seek leave to amend business ...

Matters of Public Importance – Energy, Monday 25 March, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (16:06): Obviously, I rise in support of Senator Canavan’s urgency motion. Why wouldn’t I? Of course, I do. The Labor Party’s mad fixation on rewiring ...

Statements by Senators – Religious Discrimination, Monday March 25, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:48): I always thought that freedom of religion and freedom of association were foundational freedoms beyond interference from government, but, hey, I guess I was ...

STATEMENTS BY SENATORS – International Relations: Australia and the United States of America, Wednesday March 22, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:48): Say what you like about Donald Trump; if his assessment of Kevin Rudd is any indication, the ...

Statements by Senators – Liberal Party of Australia, Monday 18 March, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (15:18): I rise to congratulate my colleague Senator Alex Antic on securing the very highest spot on the South Australian Liberal Party ticket. ...

Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (16:38): Obviously, I rise here in support of Senator Hume’s matter of public importance. The only constant in Australian politics seems to be broken promises. The Dunkley by-election is quickly becoming less of a political ...

Statements by Senators – Vandalism, Wednesday 28 February, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:47): Yet another Captain Cook statue has been vandalised in my home state of Victoria. Masked idiots, claiming that Cook the explorer was responsible for colonisation, ...

Statements by Senators – Covid Vaccination, Wednesday February 28, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:26): This week is great week for common sense. Why is that? Because the Queensland Supreme Court has ruled that vaccine mandates imposed on police ...