Di Natale Senate Video Conference of last speech : Let me begin by acknowledging the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation from whose land I am speaking today, the Ngunawal and Ngambri people on whose land our national parliament meets and the traditional owners of the lands from right across the country. Mr President, I hope you don't mind me saying that, after announcing my resignation—I'm going to share this with the rest of the world—you sent me a cheeky text message saying that you wouldn't kick me out of the Senate during my final speech. Now I'm not sure how you're going to do that from Melbourne, but I'm going to do my best to behave. I didn't expect that my final speech would take place in a virtual parliament from a locked-down city amid a global pandemic. It's a pandemic that's causing untold suffering and hardship across the world. It's a pandemic that follows a devastating summer of bushfires. And it's a pandemic that concludes m...
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President Trump We will make America prouder and we will make America greater than ever before. I am very, very proud to be the nominee of the Republican party. I love you all, God bless you and God bless America. Donald J. Trump defines the American success story. Throughout his life, he has continually set the standards of business and entrepreneurial excellence, especially in real estate, sports, and entertainment. Mr. Trump built on his success in private life when he entered into politics and public service. He remarkably won the Presidency in his first-ever run for any political office. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance, Mr. Trump followed in his father’s footsteps into the world of real estate development, making his mark in New York City. There, the Trump name soon became synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses in Manhattan and, subsequently, throughout the world Mr. Trump is also an accomplished author. He has written more ...
Republican National Convention day 1: Land of Promise with Donald Trump Jr and other Speakers which include: Sen. Tim Scott House Republican Whip Steve Scalise Rep. Matt Gaetz Rep. Jim Jordan Nikki Haley Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones Amy Johnson Ford Kimberly Guilfoyle Natalie Harp Charlie Kirk Kim Klacik Mark and Patricia McCloskey Sean Parnell Andrew Pollack Tanya Weinrei LIVE: Republican National Convention Night 1: Land of Promise with Donald Trump Jr. LIVE NOW: Republican National Convention Night 1: Land of Promise with Donald Trump Jr. LIVE STREAM: Republican National Convention Night 1: Land of Promise with Donald Trump Jr.
First Lady Melania Trump is excited to announce Building the Movement: America’s Youth Celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage, an exhibit honouring the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19 th amendment, which gave American women the right to vote. The exhibit will launch this August and will showcase artwork by young Americans depicting this historic milestone. To create this exhibit, the First Lady is asking students across the United States and its territories for submissions depicting individuals, objects, and events representing the women’s suffrage movement. Their artwork will appear alongside images of women’s suffrage parades, marches, and gatherings that took place at or around the White House. “ As we celebrate the 100 th Anniversary of the 19 th Amendment, it’s important to include our children in the conversation so they can learn and understand the history behind the women’s suffrage movement,” said First Lady Melania Trump. “For decad...
The LNP have released plans for dams they’re not going to build and can’t pay for. Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the LNP’s drawings marked ‘NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION’ proved the opposition had no plan.“As the Premier said today, the Palaszczuk Government has committed $1.2 billion to water infrastructure across this state since 2017, supporting almost 2300 jobs in regional Queensland,” Dr Lynham said.“We will soon have to work for us a panel of experts to advise us on a 21st-century version of the Bradfield scheme that is feasible and affordable.“The only reason the LNP won’t say how they’ll pay for their promises is because they want to cut, sack and sell at a time when Queensland can afford it least.”Dr Lynham said that because Queensland was managing the health response, the state’s plan for economic recovery was already being delivered.“That means guaranteeing infrastructure delivery,” the Minister said.“The Palaszczuk Gove...
President Trump in press Briefing James S. Brady Press Briefing Room: On the therapeutics front, this is what I’ve been looking to do for a long time. This is a great thing. Today, I’m pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives. The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization — and that’s such a powerful term: emergency use authorization — for a treatment known as convalescent plasma. This is a powerful therapy that transfuses very, very strong antibodies from the blood of recovered patients to help treat patients battling a current infection. It’s had an incredible rate of success. Today’s action will dramatically expand access to this treatment. And I want to thank Dr. Hahn and Secretary Azar. I want to thank the FDA — all of the people that have been working very hard on this. It showed tremendous potential. This is the only possible — and it’s only made possibl...
Senator Mehreen Faruqi ( The Senate Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020 ) Speech: I rise to speak to the Australian Greens Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020 that I introduced in the Senate during the last sitting. This bill will protect all workers during the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times—I don't know how many people have said that or how many times, but it is true: COVID-19 is drastically changing our way of life. This is a global health crisis with no-one left untouched by its impacts. This is a difficult time for all of us, there's no doubt. This is a strange time. This is not a normal time. This is a crisis that touches every aspect of our lives: our wellbeing, our economy, our society and our day-to-day lives. That's why what we do, how we make sure that we do everything possible so we can keep our parliament going, is absolutely important. People out there, Australians, are relying on their leaders to make su...
Tesla is having a banner year, and we’re not even two months in. After reaching what was an all-time high in December at a value of $393.15 per share, last Wednesday the company’s stock closed at more than double that: $917.42 per share. While its car sales are strong, they’re not the source of Tesla’s skyrocketing value; people are investing in the company because they see it as the future of electric vehicles. After clearing a legal hurdle last week, Tesla is set for more growth, and in a brand-new market: Europe. Germany, to be specific. CEO Elon Musk announced plans last November to build a fourth Gigafactory outside Berlin (the first three are in Nevada, New York, and Shanghai). But construction involves cutting down a pine forest the size of 100 soccer fields (not to mention removing buried World War II ammunition), and work was halted after local environmental groups protested. On top of having to cut down thousands of trees, the factory will border a nature reserve, and there’s...
Victorians are doing an amazing thing – staying home and staying safe. And it’s our actions that are slowing the spread of this virus and reducing the number of people and families that are suffering because of it. But even as we drive case numbers down, and as we’ve seen around the world, without a vaccine – the incredibly infectious nature of coronavirus will mean it will continue to be an ever-present threat. It’s why, as part of the latest in the Victorian Government’s communications campaign, some of our most loved Victorians are here to remind us all – staying safe is in our hands. As part of the push, Sharon Strzelecki, Shane Jacobson, Tayla Harris, Waleed Aly, Nazeem Hussain and more are asking every Victorian to play their part in stopping the spread of coronavirus – now and for some time to come. That includes small but simple things like wearing a mask, washing your hands, keeping your distance – and getting tested if you have symptoms. Using Victorian voices and a very Vict...
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s great to have the Prime Minister of Iraq, a very highly respected gentleman all over the Middle East , and respected very much by our country, too. I can say that. And we will be discussing, today, the obvious: defence — and offence, I have to say. But we’ll be discussing mili t ary . We’re also involved in many oil projects and oil development within their country, and I think we’ve had a very, very good relationship since we started. We’re down to a very small number of soldiers in Ira q now. We defeated the ISIS caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and it’s — that has been defeated very strongly, and it does have a different feeling to it now that you’ve got it. We had it at 98 per cent, and we said, “Well, we can leave.” And then, everybody said, “Would you bring it to 100 per cent?” Then we brought it 100 per cent. But the relationship is very good. We have become friends. We have become, I think, friendly. I think our relationship now is better...