Dave Sharma

Latest speeches

1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence · Australian Parliament · 18 September 2026

   • Scope of DVSC role versus other recommended inquiries

     “Thanks, Chair. I won't take long because I know I did see you in another context not long ago and I know my colleagues are here as well. Just regarding the military sexual violence inquiry that you mentioned in your…”

     Watch from 47:16

   • DVSC resourcing and capacity for parallel inquiries

     “And were you funded in the budget for, so no other allocations in the budget for other inquiries? Okay. And how long is the, the MSV inquiry anticipated to go for? Okay. And when are you funded until for that…”

     Watch from 53:27

   • Integrating financial and performance data; war graves data issues

     “Thank you. I just had two questions. If we could just go back to the military compensation provisions you mentioned. So they include things like incapacity payments dependents death benefits rehabilitation medical cover etc. What what's happened from 30 June…”

     Watch from 2:14:31
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2. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Defence Legislation Amendment Bill No.2: implementing Royal Commission support measures

     “The question is that the bills now be read a second time. Those of that opinion say aye. Those against say no. I think the ayes have it. The ayes have it. I call the clerk. No amendments have been…”

     Watch from 4:09:03

   • Defence Force Discipline Bill No.1: committee amendments and passage

     “There being no further speakers, I'll put the question that the bill now be read a second time. Those of that opinion say aye. Those against say no. I think the ayes have it. The ayes have it. I call…”

     Watch from 4:13:02

   • Defence Force Discipline Bill No.1: committee amendments and passage

     “Lock the doors. So we're dealing with opposition amendment as moved by Senator Smith on sheet 3937. And the question is that item 65 of schedule 5 stand as printed. The ayes will pass to the right of the chair,…”

     Watch from 4:20:15

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

   • Senators’ statements: child protection, environment, Holocaust education, AI, health and economic integrity

     “It being 1:30, we will now proceed to two-minute statements, and I call Senator Colbeck.”

     Watch from 4:40:07

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

   • Two‑minute statements: Festivals, radicalisation, AI, migration and local issues

     “Deputy President. Next Friday, the rising of the full moon brings the Moon Festival across Asia, and with it an opportunity to celebrate family, harvest, ancestors, and the next generation. The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, will…”

     Watch from 1:40:29

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

     “Answers to all coalition questions. What we have with Labor's housing policy that they explained to us in question time is a series of misses and own goals. We've got fewer homes being built. We've got higher repayments if you're…”

     Watch from 3:11:35

5. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Illicit tobacco motion: Coalition policy vs Labor and One Nation

     “Thanks, Acting Deputy President. Well, I'm here to talk about an absolute masterclass in policy design that we've seen from the Albanese Labor government. It's almost a miracle that they've come up with a set of policy approaches like this…”

     Watch from 3:34:57

6. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Independent governance review and APRA conditions

     “Thanks. Thank you for your appearance today, Mr. O'Brien and Ms. Robson. When was the decision taken to onboard Shield and First Guardian?”

     Watch from 1:35:38

   • Decision levels, misclassification of First Guardian and ASIC claim size

     “Okay. And what level in the company is that decision taken? Is that taken at the board level? Ms. Robson, you're chair of the risk committee, the board risk committee, is that right? Okay, so did this decision come to…”

     Watch from 1:36:09

   • Decision levels, misclassification of First Guardian and ASIC claim size

     “Okay. I was just looking at your financial statements for EQT, the holding company of which you're chair. So you sit on the, but you don't sit on the board investment committee?”

     Watch from 1:37:57
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