Senate debates
Wednesday, 6 September 2006
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Mr Bruce Smith (1 speech)
The term ‘freedom fighter’ conjures up images of flag-waving revolutionaries marching through the streets, or perhaps brightly coloured and costumed superheroes, the stuff of comic... - Adult Learners Week (1 speech)
I want to speak on a very different matter today—that is, Adult Learners Week, which we celebrate around Australia this week, the first week of September, every year. Every year nearly 50... - Queensland Government (1 speech)
The control of the taxing and spending powers of the Crown is one of the most essential foundations of our parliamentary system. The measures of control of those powers have varied across the... - Fuel Prices (1 speech)
I rise to speak about petrol prices and Australia’s reliance on oil. What has become very clear to us over the last few years, through the very public debate on petrol prices, is the fact... - Defence Headquarters Joint Operation Command: Bungendore (5 speeches)
I want to rise this afternoon in this debate and pass a few remarks about the proposed new joint headquarters for the Australian military in Bungendore, just outside of Canberra. I think it is...
