Posts by Michelle Lewis

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:33): I, too, rise to speak against this urgency motion of the Greens which is supported by Labor. I would note that this is yet another example of the Greens’ and Labor’s hyperbole—in fact, rhetoric—and simple denial of the facts. What we hear is talk of plagues, pestilence, floods and droughts. But the…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (20:05): Last week, I had the great privilege of joining the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Tel Aviv as a participant in the inaugural Beer Sheva Dialogue between ASPI and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. It was my first visit to the Middle East, and it was an extraordinary, eye-opening time to be…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:27): I rise to speak on this matter of public importance relating to the GST. I agree that this is an important issue for our nation. It is important because, over the past one to two decades as a nation we have lost the ability to discuss policy in a meaningful way to…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:19): I too rise today in support of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014. Four months prior to the 2013 federal election the coalition’s policy to improve fair work laws was released. Since forming government in 2013, we have been implementing our workplace relations election commitments; nothing more, nothing less. We have…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:15): I too rise to speak on Senator Lambie’s matter of public importance and also to remind the Senate of my original objections to the bill in question. First of all, I again commend Senator Lambie on the intention behind the MPI and also the Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF)…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:17): I too rise to speak on this motion. Twelve months ago, I rose in this place to speak on the Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014, and, 12 months later, I am here to speak on the same issue again. Twelve months after this place first addressed this issue,…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:09): When I first read today’s MPI talking about broken promises, slogans, dysfunction and division, I actually thought that the opposition were putting up an MPI about themselves. So I am delighted to talk about the achievements of the first two years of the Abbott government. I am a very proud member of this…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:56): I too rise to speak in support of the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015. This bill will give effect to a number of the veterans affairs 2015 budget measures to do three major things: firstly, to enhance the Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986; secondly,…

Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:09): I rise to support the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Consumer Lease Exclusion) Bill 2015. The government does not support this private members bill. We all acknowledge on this side and, as those opposite have said in the debate this morning, the minister is absolutely committed to this issue. In fact, the government is…