Senate debates

Thursday, 10 February 2011

  • (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.
  • Glebe Post Office (1 speech)
    Again tonight I wish to speak about the issue of the closure of the Glebe Post Office. Australia Post closed the doors of the Glebe Post Office last Friday. I consider this decision by Australia...
  • Mr Patrick Shaun Wilson (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to tell a story to the Senate. It is not a happy story. It is an embarrassing story, but it is an instructive story. Most of all, it is a cautionary tale that must be told. In...
  • Environment (6 speeches)
    After Senator Mason’s contribution, I think this may be somewhat of an anticlimax. I refer to an Australian Stock Exchange announcement of 31 January entitled ‘Bloodwood Creek...
  • Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise to speak about a subject that is very near to my heart and that affects many women in the Australian community, and that is ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is a disease we hear...