Senate debates

Thursday, 30 September 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 6.35 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Homelessness (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to talk about an event I attended recently representing the federal Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Senator Mark Arbib. Last Friday the Tasmanian state government...
  • Special Olympics (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak about the organisation Special Olympics. Special Olympics is a worldwide, not-for-profit organisation that transforms the lives of people with intellectual disability...
  • Caravan of Hope (1 speech)
    We hear a lot of bad stories in this place—sad stories or whatever—but I would like to talk about a good story. It is about the Caravan of Hope. You may ask, ‘What is the...
  • Parks Community Centre and Black Hill Pony Club (1 speech)
    I rise to speak tonight on the Parks Community Centre and the Black Hill Pony Club in my home state of South Australia. Both of these organisations are community based, not-for-profit groups...