Senate debates

Monday, 4 December 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Greater Western Sydney (1 speech)
    On that happy note, following the debate on the Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006, this is probably a good opportunity for me to mark for the record that I am very pleased to have the chance,...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    Tonight I would like to speak about young people and work—and it is good to see that Senator Abetz is in here to listen—in particular the effect of the government’s workplace...
  • Cluster Bombs (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to talk about the problem of cluster bombs. These are munitions that disperse small bombs known as bomblets or submunitions over a very wide area, up to one kilometre away from the...
  • National Savings (1 speech)
    A financial crisis has been developing in our nation for the past 40 years. I am referring to the decline in the personal savings rate in this country and the decline in personal financial...