House debates
Monday, 1 December 2008
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Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Australian National Academy of Music (1 speech)
This evening it is my melancholy duty to talk about the rushed and bungled way in which the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, has completely mishandled the... - Death Penalty (1 speech)
Why is it that blank bullets are distributed among the Indonesian firing squad, leaving each member of the squad with the hope that it was not their bullet that exploded the heart of the... - Child Care (1 speech)
I rise tonight to detail several of the issues that remain unanswered by the Rudd government following the collapse of ABC Learning in late October. At the outset, I want to commend the receivers... - Education (1 speech)
It is imperative for the future of Australia and Australia’s next generation that we recognise the need to invest in education and improving the skills of all Australians. We need to invest... - Cowper Electorate: North Coast Area Health Service (1 speech)
Despite the best efforts of a dedicated staff, the North Coast Area Health Service has been buckling under the strain of inadequate resources for too long. A rapidly-growing population, an ageing... - Vietnamese Australians (1 speech)
As a young boy at Cabramatta Public School I remember that every week there was a new classmate, a different voice, a different language and different stories about boats, choppy seas and war:... - Australian National Academy of Music (5 speeches)
In light of the ill-informed and belated attacks on the policies of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts with regard to the Australian National Academy of Music by one of the...
