Senate Matters of Urgency - COVID-19: Pandemic Response Inquiry

The matter for urgency in this video, as proposed by and moved by Senator Ralph Babet was: “It’s been more than two years since some Labor MP’s called for a Royal Commission into Australia’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been 16 months since Labor Senator Katy Gallagher backed a Royal Commission into Australia’s pandemic response. It’s been over a year since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised the Australian people a Royal Commission or a similar inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic. He said an inquiry would be established ’as soon as practicable’.“ The transcript of this proceeding can be found here: This video was taken from the 7 August 2023 Senate sitting. 0:00 - The Deputy President 0:30 - Senator Ralph Babet 5:53 - Senator the Hon Anne Ruston 11:01 - Senator Marielle Smith 16:08 - Senator Pauline Hanson 19:12 - Senator Jacqui Lambie 21:17 - Senator Gerard Rennick 24:23 - Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan 28:28 - Senator Alex Antic 31:31 - Division ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ DISCLAIMER: This channel is NOT the official YouTube channel of the Australian Parliament. We are fans of English-speaking legislatures who love watching legislative proceedings and procedure! This channel IS NOT affiliated with the Australian Parliament. This video is not commercial or political party sponsorship and is not advertisement. Certain videos on this channel—mainly ones including famous moments—may show advertisements. This is because that video has been copyright claimed. This channel is not monetised in any way; any money from said ads will go to the copyright claimant and not us. OUR TWITTER: REAL AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT TWITTER: REAL AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT WEBSITE: REAL AUSTRALIAN SENATE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: REAL AUSTRALIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES YOUTUBE CHANNEL: REAL HANSARD: REAL PARLVIEW: (we get nearly all of our videos from here) This YouTube channel is in no way affiliated with the Crown, King of Australia His Majesty Charles III, Governor-General of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC FTSC (Retd), the Australian Government, the Australian Parliament, the Australian Senate, Senator the Honourable Sue Lines (or her deputies), the Australian House of Representatives, anyone working at Australian Parliament House or Jim. #AusPol #Senate #Parliament