Speeches
Automotive Transformation Scheme – 13th August 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:36): I too rise to speak on this motion. We have heard a lot of table thumping from some industrial and economic dinosaurs in the opposition who really want the government and taxpayers to keep indefinitely supporting uncompetitive industries which, instead of creating new national wealth, will continue to deplete it. In stark contrast…
Read MoreMedical Research Future Fund Bill 2015, Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015 Second Reading – 11th August 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:53): I rise to speak on the Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015. I am proud to be a member of an Abbott government that is so focused on ensuring that our best and brightest Australian medical researchers remain at the forefront of developing treatments and creating cures that will improve the lives of…
Read MoreMigration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015 Second Reading – 10th August 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (21:08): I rise to speak on the Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015 on behalf of this government. The important amendments to be made by this bill support changes introduced last year by the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014. Among other things, the foreign fighters act addressed the emerging threat of…
Read MoreAdjournment on Gender Equality in the Liberal Party – 22nd June 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (22:18): I rise tonight to address the issue of gender equality in the Liberal Party, and it seems quite apt after Senator Moore’s wonderful tribute to Joan Kirner. I am a very proud WA Liberal woman. When I look around my party, I see an astonishing number of talented and inspirational…
Read MoreAdjournment on Reforming our Federation – 13th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (19:45): I rise tonight to speak on an exciting opportunity for all Australians to have a real say in the reform of our nation. The reform of the Federation white paper, paired with the white paper on the reform of Australia’s taxation system, together present an opportunity to secure long-term structural reform to Australia’s…
Read MoreMinisterial Statement on the Centenary of ANZAC – 13th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:24): I rise to take note of the ministerial statement on the Centenary of Anzac and the Anzac celebrations at Anzac Cove this year. Last night I was very fortunate to be able to share with this place my story and my family’s story of our pilgrimage to Gallipoli as four of the…
Read MoreAdjournment on the Centenary of Anzac – 12th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (21:29): I rise tonight with a great deal of pride and emotion to share my family’s pilgrimage to Gallipoli for the Centenary of Anzac celebrations. On Anzac Day this year hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders came together in Gallipoli, not to commemorate victories or defeats in war but…
Read MoreTake Note – 11th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:20): I too rise to take note of answers in question time today, and I have to say that I do it with a very heavy heart. Having just returned from a week at Gallipoli with thousands of other Australians, where our spirit of national unity, patriotism and pride was almost…
Read MoreANZAC Centenary Speech Notes – Kalamunda RSL
Thank you. It is a great honour to be here with my fellow service men and women and your families and friends. As a Gooseberry Hill girl, and now a member of the Kalamunda RSL, it is particularly meaningful to join you for this ANZAC ceremony in the Centenary year of the Gallipoli landing. On…
Read MoreDefence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) Bill 2014 Second Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (10:27): I too rise today to speak on the Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) Bill 2014. On 1 December last year, I rose in this place to speak on the initial ADF pay offer of 1.5 per cent per annum. At that time, I noted the budget…
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