Senate debates

Thursday, 25 August 2011

  • Essendon Football Club (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise to speak about the Essendon Football Club's community development program. Essendon is a proud club not only because of the on-field success it has had over the years but because...
  • Pacific Islands, Amazon Forests (1 speech)
    I speak on two issues today: Australia's reluctance to support independent trade advice for the Pacific island countries and Australian community support for protecting the Amazon forests....
  • Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    It is with disappointment and dismay that I rise this evening to bring to the attention of the Senate a serious breach of trust being perpetrated on the good people of the federal seat of Calare...
  • Dampier Peninsula: Traditional Owners (1 speech)
    I would like to talk about a couple of very special people in the Kimberley. As those in this chamber would know, I have had a healthy respect for and interest in the Kimberley for a very long...
  • Member for Dobell (1 speech)
    Along with the many questions that the Member for Dobell, Mr Craig Thomson, needs to answer is whether he has properly renounced his New Zealand citizenship. I understand Mr Thomson, and another...