Senate debates
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being nearly 1.15 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Western Australia: Police (1 speech)
When rugby legend Phil Kearns accidentally reversed his car over his 19-month-old toddler in the driveway of his Mosman home in Sydney, did any right-minded person suggest or demand that he be... - Defence: Budget (1 speech)
I have spoken a number of times about the record of the current government in the area of defence procurement activities. Through the work of the ANAO, we have a detailed record of a large number... - Ethics and Integrity in Public Life (1 speech)
During April this year I attended the World Ethics Conference in Oxford, England, which was an invigorating experience. The conference addressed the challenge of leadership ethics and integrity... - Mr Robert Fisher (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to Rob Fisher, a much loved member of the screen production industry who passed away last month. I knew Rob through his work with Film Australia. Rob was on the board of... - World Blood Donor Day; Books in The Sky Initiative (1 speech)
I am sure that everyone in the chamber knows that today is World Blood Donor Day. All of us have been invited to something quite extraordinary called the Prick-a-Pollie challenge, which is about... - Asylum Seekers: Abuse (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to speak on reports in the media alleging rape and sexual assault of detainees held in Australian immigration detention centres. I was outraged when I heard these reports...
