Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

  • Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the documents. It is now widely known that the former Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Allan Asher, in whose name most of these reports under section 486O of the...
  • Australian Electoral Commission (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. Senators will be aware that I have previously raised the AEC's investigation into Craig Thomson, the Health Services Union and Coastal Voice. As...
  • Department of Health and Ageing (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I rise to speak on document No. 35 on page 17 of today's Notice Paper the Department of Health and Ageing report for 2010-11 and the corrigendum...
  • Wet Tropics Management Authority (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. First of all, I commend the chair of the Wet Tropics Management Authority, Associate Professor Peter Valentine, and all members of the...
  • Australian Institute of Marine Science (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I wish to thank Dr Ian Poiner, who is the retiring CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science. He has been a particularly strong leader...
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I want to take particular note of the work that is being done through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, ACIAR,...
  • Consideration
    The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report for 2010-11. Motion to take note of document moved by...