Senate Speeches

Bills – Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024, Tuesday February 27, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (19:25): by leave—I move United Australia Party amendments (1) to (5) on sheet 2347 together. I move: That the ...

Matters of Urgency – Albanese Government, Tuesday 27 February 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (17:37): I rise in support of Senator Hanson’s motion. It is an easy one to support, isn’t it? The Prime Minister, Mr Albanese, just keeps ...

Bills – Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill, 2024 – Monday 26 February, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (19:48): Obviously, I rise here today to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) ...

Statements by Senators – Melbourne City Council, Monday 26 February 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:49): One of my councils in Melbourne—the Melbourne City Council—took time away from their usual responsibilities last week to debate a ceasefire in Gaza. ...

Motions – Excess Deaths, Thursday February 8, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (16:58): I move: That the Senate acknowledges that: (a) the concerning number of excess deaths observed in Australia in 2021 and 2022 has continued into 2023 as ...

Matters of Urgency – Australian Government, Wednesday 7 February, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (17:00): Obviously, I rise here in support of Senator Lambie’s urgency motion. Of course I do. As Australians, we pride ourselves on having an open ...

Committees – Community Affairs References Committee – Reference, Wednesday 7 February, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (16:07): I move: That, noting the issue of excess mortality in Australia has not been adequately investigated, the following matters be referred to ...

Statements by Senators – Taxation, Wednesday February 9, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (13:48): This Labor government is telling anyone who will listen—anyone at all—that it’s going to legislate a tax cut for everybody. But what they didn’t tell ...

Matters of Public Importance – Labor Government, Tuesday 6 February, 2024 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (17:13): Prime Minister Albanese’s broken promise over the stage 3 tax cuts was just the latest in a string of porky pies longer than ...

MATTERS OF URGENCY – Albanese Government, Wednesday December 6th, 2023 Senator BABET (Victoria—United Australia Party Whip) (17:16): I thank Senator Hanson for raising this urgency motion, which I obviously wholeheartedly support. The Albanese Labor government have truly—and I do mean truly—lost ...