10 Oct Senator Paterson speaks in the Senate on Fair Work amendment bill
Senator James Paterson speaks about why the amendment to the fair work act is so important to protecting the CFA....
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15 Sep Senator Paterson addresses the Senate on the NSW lockout laws
Senator James Paterson delivers an Matter of Public Importance (MPI) on a recent report into the NSW lockout laws....
14 Sep Senator Paterson addressed the Senate on tobacco excise
Senator James Paterson speaks for the Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016 in the Senate....
14 Sep Senator Paterson gives MPI on political donations
Senator James Paterson addresses the senate chamber for a matter of public importance on the political donations debate, sparked by Senator Sam Dastyari's recent donations scandal....
07 Sep Senator Paterson gives AIN to Governor General’s speech
Senator James Paterson gives an Address in Reply to the Senate chamber, summarising the positive election results in his state of Victoria....
07 Sep Senator Paterson gives MPI to Senate on budget repair
Senator James Paterson gives a Matter of Public Importance to the Senate chamber, speaking about the importance of budget repair....
07 Sep Senator Paterson asks Minister Cash why the Coalition is backing CFA volunteers
Senator James Paterson asked Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash why it is so important the Coalition act to protect the CFA’s 60,000 volunteers against a union takeover....
05 May Senator Paterson questions ABC Bias in Senate Estimates
Senator James Paterson questions new ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie over the organisation's perceived bias within its news coverage....
05 May Senator Paterson questions ABC’s Michelle Guthrie over custom typeface
Senator James Paterson asks ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie whether spending $50,000 on a custom font is a good way to spend taxpayer dollars....
02 May Senator Paterson’s “take note” on higher education
Senator James Paterson explains why the Labor Party does not want to discuss the budget and why its record on higher education funding renders its criticisms meaningless....