Senate debates

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
  • Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
    I want to talk today about the alarm I felt when I was reading startling statistics associated with ovarian cancer after receiving information from a peak awareness body. The resources Ovarian...
  • Veterans Affairs (1 speech, 12 comments)
    Today I would like to address an important issue for the coalition, the opposition. It is particularly important for me and my opposition colleagues engaged in defence portfolios. I pause to...
  • Green Loans Program (1 speech)
    I rise today as a passionate supporter of energy efficiency and renewable energy to say how absolutely appalled I am at the maladministration of the Green Loans Program by the federal government....
  • Health (1 speech)
    Today I rise to speak about a key issue of public interest—that is, the need to plan for and invest in Australia’s health system. Despite the global recession and falling government...
  • Assyrian Community (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on an important issue relating to the continued persecution of the Assyrian community in the Middle East and in particular Iraq. The systematic dismantling of human rights...