Speeches
Take Note of Answers – Deputy Leader of the Nationals, New England Electorate: Roads, Community Development Grants Program – 7 September 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:20): I too rise to take note of Minister Nash’s answers to questions today. I said two days ago in this place that I had never been prouder of Minister Nash, and that is even more the case now. I am utterly ashamed of the tactics of those opposite in this matter…
Read MoreStatements by Senators – Western Australia: Space Research – 6 September 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (13:13): I rise this afternoon to talk about something that we don’t talk enough about in this place, and that is space. As a senator for the great state of Western Australia, I have so much to be proud of in our great state. But, first and foremost, I am always proud…
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 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…
Read MoreStatments by Senators – Carnegie Clean Energy – 21 June 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (13:35): It will probably come as no surprise to anyone in this chamber that I am a very proud Western Australian, and I take every opportunity in this place to promote the many successful and innovative industries we have in Western Australia, particularly those that develop and commercialise world-leading technologies. I rise…
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