Ralph Babet

Latest speeches

1. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Senators’ statements: free speech, health, justice, cost‑of‑living

     “I thought difficult to express. If every objection is called hate, every inconvenient fact misinformation and every traditional belief harmful, eventually people will just censor themselves. The dictionary becomes a fence and once that fence is built, the prison doesn't…”

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

   • Senator Babet: sponsor speech on No Jab No Pay repeal

     “Deputy President. Look, as a crossbench senator, I only have one opportunity each year to bring a bill up for debate, just one. And this year, I chose to bring forward the No Jab No Pay Repeal Bill, and thank…”

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

     “Thank you. The progressive left has discovered one of the most powerful weapons in politics: not a gun, but a dictionary. Control language and you begin to control thought. If people lose the words to describe an idea, eventually they…”

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3. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Greens motion: opposition to water privatisation and Melbourne Water sale

     “Thank you, Senator. Senator Babet. Thank you, Acting Deputy President. Now, obviously I'm no communist, I think you all know that. I believe in capitalism, competition, private enterprise, and the right of people to make some money without asking a…”

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4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Short Senate statements: extremism, mining tax and political culture

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. Now, Donald Horne referred to Australia as a lucky country run mainly by second-rate people. Well, I guess he wasn't wrong, was he? Under this government, this Albanese government, we are in danger of becoming…”

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5. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Parental responsibility motion and federal overreach

     “Now I thought he was joking, but it's not funny. I don't think he was joking at all. Now in 2024, we moved an urgency motion in this place which sought to affirm that parental responsibility rests with, guess who,…”

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

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

     “Thank you, Senator, your time has expired. Senator Babet. Thanks, Acting Deputy President. Look, the government's social media ban, it's failed, not according to me, not according to me, but according to the evidence. 85% of under-16s in a recent…”

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