House debates

Tuesday, 12 September 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs (1 speech)
    On the night of 23 July, two Lebanese Red Cross ambulances came under Israeli air attack near the village of Qana. The attack reportedly caused one man travelling in one of the ambulances to lose...
  • First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth (1 speech)
    First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth is a not-for-profit organisation in Bonner that for many years has worked tirelessly for the betterment of the Indigenous community in south-east...
  • Broadband Services (1 speech)
    It is unacceptable that in the year 2006, many residents and businesses in the Throsby electorate are still unable to access high-speed ADSL broadband services. The Howard government has been so...
  • Australian Values (1 speech)
    Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition called for a values statement to be made by would-be Australian citizens and would-be visitors to Australia. The practicalities of imposing such a values...
  • Queensland State Election (1 speech)
    It is not often that members on the Labor side of the House rise to endorse statements made by those on the other side of the House, especially when those statements concern election results....
  • Hobart International Airport (1 speech)
    I rise to draw to the attention of the House a retail planning controversy that is building momentum in Tasmania—and so it should because one false move could spell disaster for the...
  • Australian Values (2 speeches)
    I want to reiterate how much I support the Leader of the Opposition in espousing Australian values, particularly the requirement for some reference to them on visas. It is true we had a lengthy...