Senate debates
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Arthritis (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on a matter of public interest which currently affects one in two households in Australia and is a major cause of chronic pain and disability. It is estimated that around... - Rural and Regional Services (6 speeches)
I rise with a heavy heart to inform the Senate of the negative and short-sighted policy decisions that the Rudd Labor government has pursued toward rural and regional Australia in its first 100... - Natural Resource Management (1 speech)
I would like talk today about the need for a strategic, science based approach to natural resource management and conservation. Natural resource management, NRM, is complex and of vital... - 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel (1 speech)
I rise to express my support for the motion that was carried in the House of Representatives last Wednesday congratulating the state of Israel on its 60th anniversary. That motion was moved by... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
I would like to speak today about the rights of Indigenous Australians and some of the political dynamics surrounding them. I have said on the record a number of times, in this place and outside...
