Senate debates

Monday, 19 June 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Mr Michael Ferguson MP (3 speeches)
    In politics it is said that if you excite the interest of your opponents then you must be actually achieving something. From the events of the last few days, it appears that the Member for Bass,...
  • Queensland Health: Nurses (1 speech)
    Last Tuesday night in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate, almost in concert, two speeches that lacked any basis in logic were delivered. First Mr Lindsay, the member for Herbert,...
  • Mr Rick Farley (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to speak on a matter of some sadness, and that is the passing of Mr Rick Farley. Rick Farley died on 13 May in a tragic accident just months after he was severely debilitated by a...
  • A Smart Start (1 speech)
    Tonight I would like to speak about a program called A Smart Start. The reason I am doing this is that I am currently a member of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, which is...