Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

  • Camp Hurriya (1 speech)
    I rise to strongly condemn last Saturday's brutal and senseless rocket attack on Camp Hurriya, formerly known as Camp Liberty, near Baghdad that killed and injured camp residents. Two innocent...
  • Wind Energy (1 speech)
    The large-scale, wind energy industry is being allowed to do what it likes, where it likes in Australia. Wind energy should be a tale of positive action and change. Instead, the real story is one...
  • Deniehy, Mr Daniel (1 speech)
    Daniel Deniehy was a significant political figure in Australia in the 19th century. He was famous for his opposition to the Wentworth Constitution Bill, which he claimed would support a bunyip...
  • Rural and Regional Services (1 speech)
    I regret that I have to make this speech, yet again, about dialysis in Central Australia. For many years, I have been standing in this place and talking about the need for dialysis in Central...
  • Hawke, Mrs Hazel, AO (1 speech)
    All of us in politics and the public life understand that our partners and families also bear the burden of our careers. For the leaders of our parties, and especially when those leaders become...
  • Federal Election (18 speeches)
    I would like to speak about Mr Luke Howarth who is the LNP candidate for the federal seat of Petrie in the upcoming election. As part of telling about Mr Howarth and his qualities and the reason...
  • DisabilityCare Australia (10 speeches)
    I rise tonight to speak on something important, and that is DisabilityCare Australia. The creation of DisabilityCare Australia, popularly known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme, is a...
  • Canberra Air Disaster (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to record the relevance to the parliament of a recently published book about a tragic air crash that changed the course of Australian political history. The book is Air Disaster...