House debates

Monday, 30 May 2011

  • 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of SS Yongala (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion by Mr Christensen: That this House: (1) recognises the one-hundredth anniversary of the sinking of SS Yongala; (2) notes that: (a) the SS Yongala sank in a cyclone on...
  • World Multiple Sclerosis Day (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion by Ms Burke: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Thursday 26 May marks World Multiple Sclerosis Day; and (b) around the world, World Multiple Sclerosis Day in 2011 is...
  • 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion by Mr Chester: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 2011 marks the fortieth anniversary of the Ramsar Convention and the establishment of a list of wetlands of...
  • The Philippines (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion by Mr Laurie Ferguson: That this House: (1) notes: (a) there has been a long running armed conflict in the Philippines; (b) both the new President Benigno Aquino III and...