Dame Elizabeth Couchman 2015 Scholarship Award Address
Thank you for inviting me to speak today and for the honour of presenting the 2015 Dame Elizabeth Couchman Scholarship. I am absolutely delighted to be with you today amongst such an inspirational group of women, to celebrate the great tradition of political participation and contribution of Liberal women, particularly those from Victoria. This scholarship…
Read MoreSky News Lunchtime Agenda: Interview with David Lipson
Lipson: She is a Senator from WA who is also on a committee that is looking into the incidence of gun violence and how this country can reduce that. Linda Reynolds, thank you for your time. If I could take you to our current gun laws. Are they adequate? Reynolds: Well David the first thing…
Read MoreMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 Second Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:37): I rise today to speak on the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014. This bill is a key part of the coalition government’s promise to stop the boats. The coalition government, through this bill, is introducing a package of measures to resolve the…
Read MoreAdjournment: Australian Defence Force
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (21:50): I rise tonight to speak on the topic of Australian Defence Force pay. I can assure you that I am not here tonight to fix the bayonets and charge; instead, I offer a different and very personal perspective gained through my military service and experience in government. Chris Richardson of…
Read MoreSolomon Islands: General Election
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:35): I seek leave to correct information I provided in an adjournment speech last night on the Solomon Islands election. Leave granted. Senator REYNOLDS: Thank you. Last night I reported to the Senate on my participation as a Commonwealth observer to the Solomon Islands at their general election last week. Then…
Read MoreAdjournment: Solomon Islands: General Election
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (21:50): I rise to speak on last week’s general election, of 19 November, in the Solomon Islands. Last night I returned from Honiara, where I was privileged to support democracy in the Solomon Islands as a member of the Commonwealth Observers Group. Commonwealth members, along with the Pacific Islands Forum, were…
Read MoreBusiness Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 Second Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (12:36): I rise today in support of the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014 and the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014. These bills represent a necessary interim measure designed to reassure supported employees, their families and their carers by removing perceived liability…
Read MoreMatters Of Urgency: Ebola
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:53): I also rise to speak on this urgency motion on the Ebola epidemic. I have to say up-front that, listening to the speakers opposite, all I could think was: never let the facts or the public interest get in the way of a good political scare story. It completely appals…
Read MoreCounter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 Second Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (18:39): I rise today in support of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014. This bill introduces measures to support Australia’s security agencies to ensure that Australians are as safe and secure as we can make them, without stripping away the freedoms we value and, in fact, are fighting to…
Read MoreAdjournment: Freedom of Speech
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (19:44): Tonight I rise to speak on the principle of freedom of speech. I believe there is no democratic value or individual freedom more greatly valued and oft cited in the modern Western world than the right of free speech or freedom of expression. Arguably it is the cornerstone value of…
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