Senate debates

Thursday, 9 November 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 7.31 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Queensland Liberal Party: Annual Conference; Crocodiles (1 speech)
    Last weekend the Queensland division of Liberal Party met for the annual conference and three new vice-presidents were elected, Gary Spence, John Caris and John Clifford—and congratulations...
  • Integrators Action Day (1 speech)
    I, and also on behalf of Senator Glenn Sterle, want to make some comments this evening. The International Transport Workers Federation, the peak international body for transport unions world...
  • Child Protection (1 speech)
    I want to speak further tonight about an issue I have raised a number of times in this place, including earlier this week—that is, the continuing crisis with child abuse and neglect and the...
  • United States of America Mid-Term Elections (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to share some observations on the US elections held on Tuesday this week. At the start I want to pass on my congratulations to the Democrats on their significant success in...