Senate debates

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

  • Harrington, Mr Ian (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to honour the memory of a friend and colleague, Ian Harrington. Ian leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Fran, his five children, Tricia, Cheryl, Linda, Michelle and Greg, and 14...
  • Fitzgerald, Mr Alan (1 speech)
    I too rise to note the passing of a significant Australian. Mr Alan Fitzgerald passed away on 31 March 2011. Alan was a distinguished journalist, author and satirist. He was a founder and former...
  • Cluster Bombs (1 speech)
    On 17 January 2008, a two-year-old child, Dokthjan Saynaydet, was playing with his brother and seven other boys in their home town in Laos. They chanced upon an unexploded cluster submunition, or...
  • Relay for Life (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about one of those wonderful fundraisers that many politicians get involved in, and that is the Cancer Council's Relay for Life. I will specifically refer to the Cancer Council's...