Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 March 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Petrol Sniffing (1 speech)
    I have the pleasure of landing myself an adjournment speech tonight because of a function involving the vast majority of people in the coalition, as they take into account the privilege they have...
  • Migrant Workers (1 speech)
    On Wednesday, 8 March I rose in this place to raise a matter of public interest relating to the employment of skilled migrant workers who had been forced to work under quite appalling...
  • Howard Government (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to make some remarks marking Mr Howard’s 10 years as Prime Minister. Holding the office of Prime Minister for a decade is definitely a noteworthy personal and political...
  • Cultural and Religious Tolerance in Australia (1 speech)
    Australia is a young and immigrant nation. From our first settlement, through our Federation, to today, we have grappled with the distinctive challenges that has brought—grappled with the...
  • Ash Wednesday (1 speech)
    I rise in the brief time left to me this evening to express my grave concern about the bash that the government are holding this evening in this place. We start each morning in this place with a...