Posts by Ashleigh Gray-Morgan
Senator Reynolds calls on the ARU to come clean on Western Force Decision
Thursday 17 August 2017 Senator Reynolds calls on the ARU to come clean on Western Force decision WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has called on Australian Rugby Union to come clean on details surrounding their decision to cull Western Force from the national competition. Senator Reynolds said she shares the broad community outrage at…
Read MoreAdjournment – Western Force, Australian Rugby Union – 17 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (18:45): Woe betide anyone who tries to mess with Western Australia. Tonight I rise to address an outrage perpetrated on Western Australia’s large and vibrant sporting community—one we are all taking very, very personally—and that is the Australian Rugby Union’s disgraceful decision to cut the Western Force from the national competition. I…
Read MoreJoint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Report – 17 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (18:13): I rise to speak on the third interim report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. As the chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, I was very proud of this bipartisan report that the committee presented. I believe that in every functional and robust democracy an effective…
Read MoreTake note of answers – Energy, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – 17 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:06): Today in question time we had a very sobering reminder of the power that all of us have in this place and the power our words and actions can have in our broader community. For me, it was a salutary reminder that what we do and say in this place can…
Read MoreSubmission: Review of Australia’s Space Industry Capability
Foreword We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Review of Australia’s Space Industry Capability launched by Senator the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science on July 13, 2017. This submission provides a Western Australian perspective to this review and whilst it is acknowledged the scope is to…
Read MoreFunding finalised for Armadale Senior Football Club
Wednesday 26 August 2017 Funding finalised for Armadale Senior Football Club WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the signing of contracts for the $50,000 upgrade facilities at the Armadale Senior Football Club. Senator Reynolds said it was an important next step in delivering the upgrade. “This funding will allow the Armadale Football club…
Read MoreStatements by Senators – Disability Services -16 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (12:43): Sometimes in this place you choose the issues that you bring to this chamber and sometimes they come to you. Today, I would like to share one that has come to me and my colleagues senators Moore and Siewert and others. In late 2014, I was made aware of the plight…
Read MoreProductivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) Bill 2017 – 10 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:15): I, too, rise to speak on Senator McAllister’s private senators’ bill, the Productivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) Bill 2017. What I have just heard from those opposite in this debate is what I would characterise as nothing short of left-wing ideological hubris. For Australia, not just is it great hubris and…
Read MoreTake note of answers – Marriage – 9 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:16): I, too, rise to take note of the Attorney-General’s answer to Senator Pratt’s question. We’ve just heard from the last two speakers on the other side a lot about values, compassion and legal equality. There are other values here that I think are very important. They talk about all those values…
Read MoreSenators Statements – PNG Elections – 9 August 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (12:45): Australia is a close and longstanding partner to Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea is a country that I have visited many times over the last decade and I have come to develop a great affection for. From the 25 to 30 June, I had the great privilege of representing the…
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