Ministerial Statements – Sudan

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (12:06): by leave—The coalition join the government in expressing our concerns at the ongoing violence in Sudan, a conflict and a humanitarian crisis which now, in the latest element of this ongoing tragedy, is in its fourth week of more intense conflict and battle. We…

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Liberal Future

It is easy to catastrophise electoral outcomes. The byelection loss in Aston was bad for the Liberal Party. Very bad. However, if the messages from this electoral drubbing are heard and the wake-up call seized, then good can come of bad. The impact of changing social and demographic trends sees the Liberal Party holding just one in…

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Motions – Iraq War: 20th Anniversary

20 March 2023   Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (10:12): I begin by acknowledging all Australian servicemen and servicewomen who served in Iraq and who continue to serve in Iraq—those who have paid a price and for their service and particularly the families of those who have paid that price. We…

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Matters of Urgency – Regional Security

20 March 2023 Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (16:33): I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The need for the Senate to recognise that AUKUS expresses Australia’s ambition for enduring peace and prosperity in our region, and to reject criticism from former…

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Adjournment – Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the Pacific Region, Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea

8 February 2023   Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (19:34): Towards the end of last year I welcomed the opportunity to join the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong; the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Mr Conroy; and the shadow minister for international development and the Pacific, Mr McCormack, on…

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Motions – Ukraine

7 March 2023   Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (15:42): Ira Lyubarskaya is a young woman, a young university student with dreams and hopes. But Ira is from Mariupol. Ira is one of so many human faces with human stories that have been told as part of the bloody war that…

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