Remembrance Day – Legacy speech
Ladies and Gentleman, thank you very much. It’s a great honour to be with you today on this special occasion. I acknowledge the President of Sydney Legacy, Legatee Greg Wrate; Contemporary widow Gwen Cherne, who has worked tirelessly to help build a better future for military families; Commanding Officer HMAS Canberra, Captain Ash Papp; and…
Read MoreGreat news for Gosnells as brand new Sutherlands Park hockey facility opens
Great news for Gosnells as brand new Sutherlands Park hockey facility opens Liberal Senator for Western Australia Linda Reynolds has welcomed the opening of a brand new hockey facility in Sutherlands Park. Senator Reynolds said she was delighted to see another Liberal National Coalition election promise being delivered for Western Australians and the opening…
Read MoreWA Defence Industry strong and ready for growth
THE HON. STEVEN CIOBO MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY SENATOR THE HON. LINDA REYNOLDS CSC ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE WA DEFENCE INDUSTRY STRONG AND READY FOR GROWTH 29 October 2018 The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, has joined WA Senator and Assistant Minister for…
Read MoreWin For Darling Range
What a victory! Alyssa Hayden MLA and the WA Liberal’s win in the Darling Range by-election was a great result for WA. I really enjoyed working with Alyssa to get the job done. The people of Darling Range suffered 16 months of poor political representation because of Labor, and there is no way they can…
Read MorePersonal Explanation – 12 September 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Home Affairs) (15:36): I seek leave to make a personal explanation resulting from some of the debate at question time. Leave granted.Senator REYNOLDS: On 23 August this year, I rose in the Senate to address my concerns about the behaviour of some in parliament during our leadership challenges. My speech then was…
Read MoreBILLS – Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Bill 2018 – 10 September 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Home Affairs) (19:44): I too rise to speak on the Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Bill 2018. Before I go into the specifics of the bill, I’d like to first of all congratulate all senators in this place for your support for this important bill and for the bipartisanship,…
Read MoreQUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: Liberal Party Leadership – 23 August 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:58): I too rise to take note of what was discussed at question time today. First of all, yesterday here in this place I said I was deeply saddened and distressed by what had happened over the last 24 hours—now 48 hours—in my own party. I’m even more greatly distressed and disturbed…
Read MoreQUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: Taxation, Energy – 22 August 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:54): I’ve got to say that I’ve been deeply saddened and distressed by actions over the last couple of days on my side of politics. And it equally saddens me to hear the childishness, delight and hubris from those opposite on the current leadership issues that my side of politics, my party,…
Read MoreBILLS – Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Reporting of Gas Reserves) Bill 2018 – 20 August 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (10:18): I thank Senator Georgiou for the opportunity to discuss some important policy matters that are relevant to offshore resource reporting. A number of the ideas raised in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Reporting of Gas Reserves) Bill 2018 are, I think, good and worthy of discussion—for example, increasing…
Read MoreEnergy – 16 August 2018
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:28): I too rise to speak on Senator Collins’s motion. It’s always quite enjoyable sitting down and listening to Senator Cameron’s speeches, which are full of overblown and overegged rhetoric and bear very little relationship to the truth. It is my pleasure to speak on this motion today, particularly as a…
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