• Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 20 June 2012 — General election
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Matters of Public Interest: Manufacturing (15 May 2013)

“I want to talk today about the importance of a strong, diverse and resilient economy—an economy that capitalises on our national strengths with an unerring focus on protecting and creating Australian jobs. I also want to talk about how being a country that makes things is integral to achieving all of this. Despite dominant perceptions that Australia is being kept afloat by Chinese...”

Bills: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012; Second Reading (21 Mar 2013)

“No, not supporting. Don't you think, Mr Acting Deputy President, that if there were real public interest in the bill there would have been more people putting in submissions? I would have thought so. It is a clear display of how out of touch the Liberals are with workplace relations policy. And there is no greater threat to workers in Australia than the threat of an Abbott-led Liberal...”

Bills: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012; Second Reading (21 Mar 2013)

“I rise today to reject the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012 and in doing so I act in accordance with the Senate committee's recommendation that this bill not proceed. I also reject the idea that the Liberal and National parties have any genuine interest in the rights of Australian working people or the needs of the families they support....”

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