Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2011

  • Sydney Cricket Ground (1 speech)
    Speaking on ABC radio in the early 1930s, a famous Sydney Cricket Ground member declared: 'Breathes there a man with a soul so dead that he never heard of the Sydney Cricket Ground.' That SCG...
  • Polio (1 speech)
    They were very fine words from Senator Faulkner about the SCG. It was nice to reminisce with him. The organisation I rise to speak about tonight is pertinent in light of Australia's recent pledge...
  • West Papua, Forestry (1 speech)
    Today I moved a motion calling on the government to do three things: engage in dialogue with the Indonesian government and work with the West Papuan people towards the establishment of a free...
  • Scanlon, Ms Kate (1 speech)
    I rise with sadness this evening to offer my condolences to the Scanlon family of the north-west coast of Tasmania for the loss of their daughter, Kate, who on Tuesday was the victim of a tragic...