Senate debates

Thursday, 9 August 2007

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 7.03 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Respite (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to talk about the topic of respite, in the sense that the term is currently used to describe the support given to families who care for a person with a disability. According to the...
  • Welfare to Work (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to continue relating stories about the hardships that people are suffering under the Welfare to Work reforms. In this particular instance I will tell more stories about the JET...
  • Iraq (1 speech)
    Every day we are reminded of the enormous challenges facing the people of Iraq as sectarian militias and al-Qaeda terrorists continue to wage acts of senseless violence against the Iraqi people....