Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
  • Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
    I rise on a matter of public interest concerning sham contracting and the exploitation of foreign workers. Since coming to this place in 2008 I have spent a good deal of my time in budget...
  • Independent Youth Allowance (1 speech)
    I rise today to make a contribution to the matter of public interest discussion, and I think it most certainly is a matter of public interest that I am raising. It is that of the issue of student...
  • Child Protection (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on a matter of public interest, and that is the very important issue of child abuse and neglect and caring for our children. We all know that child welfare is an issue we...
  • Northern Australia (2 speeches)
    The importance of Northern Australia to our country is certainly a matter of great public interest, though perhaps a matter that is not quite as well understood by most Australians as it should...