Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

  • Western Sydney (1 speech)
    The great heartland of Sydney is Western Sydney. Acres of newsprint have recently been devoted to Western Sydney, there have been hours of television and radio commentary about Western Sydney and...
  • Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
    I also rise to discuss a matter of public interest. I noted with interest a few weeks ago a number of media reports in which the Vice President and National Secretary of the Transport Workers...
  • Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
    Last week saw the demise of yet another private toll road consortium when receivers were appointed to BrisConnections, the operator of Brisbane's new $4.8 billion airport link toll road. This...
  • Unemployment Benefits (1 speech)
    The Gillard Labor government's effective financial management over recent years has meant that we have got through the worst of the global financial headwinds with strong fundamentals. Life is...
  • Economy (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on a matter of grave national importance—the destruction of industries and jobs by a Labor government that simply does not understand how business operates. Australian...