House debates

Monday, 25 May 2015

  • Health: National Palliative Care Week (7 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes that National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) runs from 24 to 30 May 2015; and (2) encourages all Australians to use NPCW as a conversation starter, to get together...
  • National Volunteer Week (4 speeches)
    According to Volunteering Australia, 6.1 million Australians take part in voluntary work. That accounts for about 36 per cent of the population. As we know, volunteers are probably the happiest...
  • Regional Arts Fund (9 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) as a nation we have some of the world’s best artists, performers and administrators of the arts; (b) the recently held Regional Arts Australia...
  • Indigenous Affairs (10 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes that both Commonwealth and state governments have historically shared responsibility for the delivery of services to remote Indigenous communities; (2) condemns...