Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Australian Football League (1 speech)
    I want to discuss a matter that has been before the Senate committee of which I am a member, the Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport. If I were to say that the...
  • Strategic Indigenous Housing Infrastructure Program (3 speeches)
    I stand this evening to throw some light on what I consider to be one of the greatest offences that has been perpetrated against our First Australians, certainly throughout the time that I have...
  • Mr John Parkin (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to honour the memory of a dear friend and comrade, John Parkin. John was a big man. John had a big physical presence, but he also had a fantastic sense of humour, a commitment to...
  • Tasmania: Health Services (1 speech)
    I stand tonight to raise in the Senate an issue of great concern, the state of healthcare services in north-eastern Tasmania and the case of Dr Paul McGinity. Dr McGinity is a local doctor in the...