House debates

Monday, 19 June 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • New Technologies (1 speech)
    I want to make a contribution tonight to the national debate on nuclear energy. The Prime Minister appointed a nuclear power task force in a cynical attempt to divert the negative attention he...
  • Memorials (1 speech)
    One of the privileges of being an Australian is the way our communities remember those who have served and have sacrificed their lives—often the best part of their lives—for their...
  • Unlawful Detention (1 speech)
    I think many, if not most, of us living here in Australia would consider ourselves lucky either to have been born here or to have come and built a new life within Australia. This nation of ours...
  • Hasluck Electorate (2 speeches)
    It has come to my attention that the Leader of the Opposition, in the company of Senator Sterle, made a lightning visit to my electorate of Hasluck a couple of weeks ago for a tea party. He...
  • Mr David Hicks (1 speech)
    Tonight I speak about the continued treatment of David Hicks. In recent weeks, there has been greater criticism of US policy on Guantanamo Bay, with conservative European leaders such as Danish...
  • Bass Electorate: Sporting identities; Mr Rod Beaumont (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to bring to the attention of the House the numerous sporting achievements of my constituents in Bass in Northern Tasmania of whom I am very proud. Sport, like other pursuits, plays...