Senate debates
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
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Order! It being 10.00 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Ministerial Responsibility (1 speech)
I stand here tonight with a heavy heart to address an institution that I hold most dear. By now, honourable senators are well aware of my transgressions of Senate reporting requirements which... - Zimbabwe (1 speech)
Last week’s international media carried reports about the increasing violence that has now become public in Zimbabwe. It is impressive that we are able to have that media coverage of this... - Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to once again draw attention to the major crisis in many Australian towns and cities in the area of housing affordability. It is an issue that I have raised a number of times over... - RAAF Accident, Canberra 1957 (1 speech)
On this day 50 years ago, the Hon. the Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, Mr Townley, rose in the House of Representatives following question time and advised the House: The House will be aware... - Geothermal Energy (1 speech)
I want to speak tonight about emissions policy and carbon trading, which in much of the debate has been painted as jobs versus a responsible greenhouse gas policy. However, I think there are a... - Global Changing Diabetes Leadership Forum (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to advise the Senate of the Global Changing Diabetes Leadership Forum held in New York last week. I was fortunate enough to be a speaker at the forum and was honoured to meet the... - Australian Political Parties for Democracy (1 speech)
Tonight I provide the Senate with a further report on Labor’s Australian Political Parties for Democracy, APPD, work. The ALP is committed to using the APPD program for a range of... - Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
Today the New South Wales Labor Party has reached a new low. I have become aware of yet another disgraceful item on the Australian Labor Party’s website, authorised by the New South Wales... - Philippines (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about recent events which give further cause for concern about the status of democracy in the Philippines. In particular, I refer to a warrant of arrest which has been... - Rotavirus Vaccination (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the Senate’s attention issues relating to the vaccine for rotavirus gastroenteritis. Rotavirus is a preventable illness and one of many preventable illnesses that...
