Senate debates

Monday, 26 November 2012

  • Micah Challenge (1 speech)
    I rise today to applaud the ongoing hard work of the non-profit group Micah Challenge and to recognise the importance of its unrelenting commitment to fighting poverty, extreme disadvantage and...
  • White Ribbon Day (2 speeches)
    I rise tonight to speak on White Ribbon Day or United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Violence is a scourge in our communities and it is a silent epidemic. It destroys...
  • Women in the Workplace (1 speech)
    I rise tonight, in the short time I now have, to speak about equal opportunity for women in the workplace. It is a widely known fact that women make up around 50.2 per cent of the Australian...