Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
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Order! It being 10.30 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Communism (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak in the adjournment debate about the influence of communism in Australian society today. This is a topic that has receded greatly in importance since the end of the Cold... - Gurindji Freedom Day (1 speech)
I rise this evening because I want to put on record the activities that happened at Kalkarindji on 18 and 19 August. So very few opportunities arise in these chambers to champion some of the more... - Australian Delegation to the People’s Republic of China (1 speech)
Firstly, I seek leave to table my report on the 15th Australian delegation to the People’s Republic of China on behalf of the Australian Political Exchange Council. Leave granted. I was... - World Mental Health Day (1 speech)
This week is National Mental Health Week. In fact today—and it is still today, just—is World Mental Health Day. It was with a great deal of pleasure that I attended the launch of... - Risdon Vale Volunteer Fire Brigade (2 speeches)
On Saturday, 16 September this year, I spent the afternoon with some wonderful Tasmanians, the men and women of the Risdon Vale Volunteer Fire Brigade. Risdon Vale is a small community with a... - Tree of Knowledge (1 speech)
Earlier this month, around 3 October, media reports in Queensland and actually across the world announced that the Tree of Knowledge in Barcaldine was officially dead. That was a particularly... - Australian Political Parties for Democracy (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. Tonight I want to take the opportunity to speak about the Australian Labor Party’s participation in the Australian Political Parties for... - Climate Change: Torres Strait (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. I welcome this week’s release of the CSIRO report Climate change in the Asia-Pacific region, commissioned by the Climate Change and...
