Senate debates

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

  • Western Australia (1 speech)
    Acknowledging that Easter is approaching, this is our last parliamentary sitting week until May. As such, I would like to briefly reflect on the achievements of the Rudd and Gillard governments...
  • Indigenous Employment (1 speech)
    There are very serious community and professional concerns relating to this government's apparent, if not admitted, dismantling of a highly effective scheme for giving Indigenous Australians the...
  • Asylum Seekers (1 speech, 1 comment)
    There was a time when Australia was a country known for its compassion and hospitality. It was a place to which many turned for assistance and refuge. We welcomed displaced persons from Europe...
  • Open Government Partnership (1 speech)
    Tonight I would like to highlight inconsistent evidence provided at the recent budget estimates round by the Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in...