Senate debates

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

  • (2 speeches)
    Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Pioneer Women’s Memorial Trust (1 speech)
    I rise to record my experience of and appreciation for an Australia Day ceremony that I attended earlier this year. I have been attending this ceremony for a number of years. It is organised by...
  • Housing Affordability; Child Abuse (1 speech)
    There has been a lot of focus in the last couple of weeks, quite understandably and rightly, on what is correctly called the national water crisis, whether we are talking about the rural and...
  • Wheat Marketing Legislation (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak on an exposure draft of the Wheat Marketing Legislation Amendment Bill 2007, which calls for changes to the Wheat Marketing Act 1989. It is a bill to be introduced...
  • Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
    Awards in the Australian honours system represent the highest level of recognition that can be accorded by our nation for attainment of outstanding achievement and service. The honours announced...
  • Suicide (1 speech)
    Over the Christmas holiday break I read that euthanasia doctor Philip Nitschke had recently published a suicide manual and that the Attorney-General had asked the Classification Review Board to...