Senate debates

Thursday, 25 September 2008

  • (1 speech)
    Order! There being no further consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Cronulla Beaches National Surfing Reserve; Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (3 speeches)
    Tonight I rise to talk about ‘the shire’. As everyone knows, that is the Sutherland Shire. You Google it—God’s own country—and it comes up ‘Sutherland...
  • Plantation Forestry (3 speeches)
    Plantation forestry is a vital component of the makeup of the social and economic fabric of many of our regional communities right around Australia. There is a debate within the community about...
  • Mr Andrew Chin (1 speech)
    This week a highly valued and very well respected member of the staff of the Parliamentary Library, Mr Andrew Chin, retires. Many senators will have benefited from Mr Chin’s advice on a...