Senate debates

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! There being no consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
  • Baby Safe Havens (1 speech)
    I rise tonight in the Senate to speak on the heart-wrenching issue of child abandonment and the need for baby safe havens in Australia. The funeral service for an abandoned baby boy held in...
  • Professor Christopher Nordin (1 speech)
    This evening I would like to pay tribute to Professor Christopher Nordin and the contribution he has made to medical research and preventive health in Australia, particularly in the area of...
  • Muresk Institute of Agriculture (1 speech)
    I draw to the attention of the Senate the situation with the state of Western Australia’s leading agricultural education institution and voice the fear that what we are experiencing in WA...
  • Victorian Ombudsman: Investigation into Brimbank City Council (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to raise an important matter concerning flow-on effects of the 2009 Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the alleged improper conduct of councillors at Brimbank City Council. At...