The Principles Underlying Our Parliament Should Not Be Undone on Any Given Tuesday Afternoon

“The principles underlying our parliamentary processes — the freedom of speech, democratic debate, parliamentary privilege, the very laws of natural justice on which our whole system is founded — should not be undone on any given Tuesday afternoon.”

Here is my important Senate Chamber speech I gave in December 2023, responding to the Speaker’s Ruling on the “Question of Privilege” brought by the Independent Senators Group Leader (and the ISG Leader’s resulting motion).