Senate debates

Monday, 20 June 2011

  • Tigers Oxfam Trailwalker Team (1 speech)
    In March I spoke in the Senate about the achievements of the Australian blind cricket team. In that speech I mentioned that Ben Phillips, a totally blind cricketer, would be joining the Tigers...
  • CEO Sleep-out, Penrith Valley Fund Business Sleepers (3 speeches)
    It is not very often, as Senator Faulkner would know, that I would stand in the chamber and say, 'Go Tigers' but on this occasion I can certainly acknowledge the value of the walk team for the...
  • Australian Capital Territory Centenary (1 speech)
    The centenary of the founding of Australia's national capital is now less than two years away. While the historic month of March 2013 will no doubt be crammed full of community celebrations and...
  • Australian Greens (1 speech)
    With only three parliamentary sitting days left before the composition of the Senate changes on 1 July, I am filled with trepida­tion at the implication of a strengthened Labor-Green...