Alex Antic

Latest speeches

1. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Senator Antic: case for restoring conscientious objection

     “Yes, sir, thank you, Mr. Deputy President. The New Tax System (Family Assistance) Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Repeal Bill 2025 is a bill which stands for the principle of conscientious objection. The bill seeks to restore freedom of choice…”

     Watch from 11:51

2. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Take‑note debate: Housing affordability, negative equity and net zero

     “Ah yes, thank you, Mr. Acting, Mr. Deputy President, my apologies. I think we're taking note of all answers given to the coalition senators this afternoon, but there was one answer that stood out to me as a South Australian…”

     Watch from 3:19:37

3. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Final short statements: censorship, tax, tobacco crime, defence industry and data centres

     “Yes, thank you. The Labor government's Digital Duty of Care Bill exposure draft was released yesterday, and it is much, much, much worse than we first thought. It is nothing more than another attempt by this government to censor free…”

     Watch from 4:46:25

4. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Digital feudalism: warning on loss of ownership and control

     “Very nice. Thank you, Mr Acting Deputy President. Thank you, Senator Scutt. There's a quiet revolution that's transforming free citizens into something far less free. We're being controlled and we're being turned into vassals, not by armies or kings in…”

     Watch from 1:52:57

5. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 7 September 2026

   • Motions to take note of answers: Veterans’ cap, illicit tobacco, climate trip and tax changes

     “Yes, thank you, Mr. Acting Deputy President. Well, it's in the least surprising news of anything this week, it appears that an all-expenses-paid trip to Fiji with the Prime Minister and the Minister for Climate Change, Minister Bowen, is not…”

     Watch from 5:20:33

6. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026

   • Opposition: Antic: criticises bargaining charge as subsidy for legacy media

     “Yes, thank you. I rise to speak against the News Media Bargaining Charge Bill and the consequential amendments. This is not the first time we've been here before. In 2021, the News Media Bargaining Code promised to rebalance the relationship…”

     Watch from 2:20:02

   • ASIO Bill: Roberts and Antic: right‑wing opposition from different angles

     “Uh, thank you. I rise to, to oppose the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill number two. This bill doesn't merely fine-tune existing arrangements. It breaks in new powers and makes permanent what were always intended to be temporary extraordinary…”

     Watch from 3:23:59