Climate Change – 30 November 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:01): I too rise to speak on this matter of public importance. I have to say up-front that I could not agree more with the topic and with the need to take effective action on climate change. I am sure everybody in this chamber wants to leave the world and…
Read MoreSyria and Iraq – 26 November 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:17): I, too, rise today to speak on this motion on the absolutely devastating tragedy that continues in Syria and Iraq—a situation the scope of which is too large for us here to truly comprehend the scale and the impact that it is having on millions of people, not just those…
Read MoreAdjournment Debate on Empowering Women in Asia and Europe Dialogue – 25 Noveber 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (19:20): Last week I had the honour of participating as a guest of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in their Asian women parliamentarians dialogue in Brussels. The subject was on empowering women in Asia and Europe. The purpose of the dialogue was to examine the policies and practices of the EU and…
Read MoreArts Funding – 23rd November 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:57): I rise today to speak on what I would call this so-called matter of public importance. Barely three hours ago in this place the leaders of all parties addressed a very serious issue of national security. It was a big disappointment that instead of addressing issues of national security and…
Read MoreSenator Reynolds welcomes review into Seaward redevelopment
Senator for Western Australia Linda Reynolds welcomes the announcement by the Federal Government that Lieutenant General Mark Evans has been appointed to conduct a review into the redevelopment of Seaward Village. “As someone who has consulted widely with residents and advocated for a Ministerial review I believe that more open communication regarding future changes,…
Read MoreClimate Change – 10th November 2015
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…
Read MoreThe Be’er Sheva Inaugural Dialogue – 10th November 2015
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…
Read MoreMPI on the Goods and Services Tax – 9th November 2015
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…
Read MoreFair Work Amendment Bill 2014
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…
Read MoreMPI on Defence Personnel – 16th September 2015
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)…
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