Senate debates

Thursday, 8 February 2007

  • (1 speech)
    Order! The time allowed by the Senate for consideration of government documents, government responses and Auditor-General reports has expired. I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
    Australians can be fairly indifferent to politics at times. Indeed, we have a fairly healthy culture of scepticism about authority and our political leaders. But Australians certainly do...
  • Mr David Hicks (1 speech)
    This week has seen considerable attention given to the ongoing incarceration of an Australian citizen, David Hicks, in the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. A rally was held on...
  • Tasmanian Bushfires (1 speech)
    Tonight I wish to pay tribute to the many fine Australians who helped to fight Tasmania’s east coast bushfires in early December last year and indeed to all those involved in the recovery...