Senate debates

Thursday, 10 May 2012

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    Tonight it is with much pleasure that I rise to speak on the important topic of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and I was delighted to see the budget this week make such substantial...
  • Member for Dobell (7 speeches)
    I rise this evening to speak on matters pertinent to the member for Dobell. Since I last spoke about this matter, who would have thought that we would have seen this matter descend even further...
  • Human Rights (1 speech)
    I want to take this opportunity, as the Senate adjourns, to speak on the state of human rights in Australia and our obligations in the context of the international system—something very...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    I want to make a few comments on a budget speech I heard tonight, but before doing that I would like to comment on the previous speaker's discourse on human rights. I say to her that I thought...