House debates

Monday, 29 May 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.00 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • East Timor (1 speech)
    This afternoon and this evening in Dili, in Timor Leste, a council of state has been meeting. A council of state includes the President of Timor Leste, Xanana Gusmao; the Prime Minister, Mari...
  • Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to express my disgust at just how far the Leader of the Opposition, the Labor Party and union officials have gone to attempt to increase their profile in my electorate of Dobell....
  • Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club; Year of the Surf Lifesaver (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 27 May, I was honoured to be invited to the annual awards of the Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club at their new premises on the Glenelg foreshore. I was very thankful for their kind...
  • Bonner Electorate: Community Water Grants (1 speech)
    It is with a sense of pride that I rise this evening and confirm that, as a result of eight local community water projects, approximately 9,250,000 litres of water will be saved each year from...
  • Sri Lanka (1 speech)
    Tonight I again raise my deep concerns regarding the rising violence in Sri Lanka, particularly the killing of civilians, including the most vulnerable of victims—children. In what could be...
  • Share Trading (3 speeches)
    The member for Wills last week in this place again effectively claimed that I had engaged in insider trading when my wife and I sold AWB shares last year. I again categorically deny any such...