Senate debates

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

  • Trade Unions (4 speeches)
    Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest.
  • Anzac Centenary (1 speech)
    The centenary of ANZAC provides our nation with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure that all Australians, particularly young Australians, understand the sacrifices that have been made by...
  • Australian Peacekeepers (1 speech)
    Today I want to pay tribute to the important work of Australia's peacekeepers, some of whom join us in the gallery today. What is it that they do for us in our name? Let us start by going back in...
  • Industrial Relations (1 speech)
    For more than a year, and increasingly over recent weeks, there has been growing concern over the scandal involving the Australian Workers' Union Workplace Reform Association—described by...
  • Georgia (1 speech)
    I rise today to report on a visit undertaken by me and Senator Mark Furner to Georgia on 1 October this year as part of the international contingent of election observers. It was a rushed trip...