Ross Cadell

Latest speeches

1. Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 September 2026

   • DEWR: labour market monitoring and skills/OSH responses

     “Thank you very much. Mr. Kelly, just something you said, you said we're monitoring what goes on. What's the preparation for what goes on? You mentioned the plausible cause of the J-curve. I've gone back and looked at what has…”

     Watch from 51:04

   • DEWR: labour market monitoring and skills/OSH responses

     “And that's why I want the preparation, because I think Senator Pocock mentioned tipping point. And I went back historically, and if you go in 1904, there were a big number of about, it was the first registration of a…”

     Watch from 54:01

   • DEWR: labour market monitoring and skills/OSH responses

     “My concern going on with what Senator Sheldon was saying, isn't the existing businesses that have these things in place, their small business, when the efficiencies become so great that startups are more desirable that don't have this existing legacy…”

     Watch from 58:24
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2. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Take note debates: migration controls, private health rebate and aged care legacy

     “Thank you, Deputy President. That was word salad with as coherent about private health insurance as anything I've ever heard. It's like a year seven artistic dance version of private health insurance, that response. It was quite the thing. But…”

     Watch from 1:39:09

3. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Crossbench rallies for uncapped veterans’ care and criticises budget savings

     “Well, we've had the announcement this morning that the government will no longer hurt the allied health provisions for our veterans, but it needs to go further. Part of this bill is going further, it's about helping them. Not hurting…”

     Watch from 31:07

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 Speaker. Acting Deputy Speaker, there's a tower being built in New South Wales. And the comments around it are quite amazing. They are, this is ruining our our lifestyle, this is ruining our lookout, we weren't…”

     Watch from 4:07:17

   • Take‑note debates: real wages, gas tax and migration policy

     “Deputy President, I seek to, sorry, I move that we take note of all answers to coalition questions by the government. And what we're having here is some amnesia of this government because every time you hear up, anything good,…”

     Watch from 5:16:07

5. Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 11 September 2026

   • Speech

     “I declare open this hearing of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee into regional aviation. I'm the chair, Senator Ross Cadell. I'm joined by Senator Josh Delega and Senator Jackie Lambie. Welcome all. These are public…”

     Watch from 36:00

   • Committee opening and Rex witnesses introduced

     “I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and any such action…”

     Watch from 36:18

   • Rex Q&A: Melbourne Airport charges and Airservices fees

     “Okay. Um, thank you for mentioning the history of the airline. I have many friends in the Hazelton family out in Cudal when they're back out there. It's a very sad-looking airstrip now with lots of farm machinery on it…”

     Watch from 42:29
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6. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Statute Update Bill and veterans’ allied health cap: second reading and committee

     “Uh, thank you, Deputy President. Well, this is very simple. All the important things that need to be said are being said and have been said. I take the point of the government speaker over here that, you know, this,…”

     Watch from 1:25:26

   • Carbon credits forest method disallowance: Cadell vs government & Greens split

     “As we go through and we look at what this is meant to do and what it's all about, it's about a mechanism to give Australian carbon credit units out there for carbon assimilation, for actually doing something environment, putting…”

     Watch from 1:56:53