Senate debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
    In December last year, following the release of MYEFO, the Treasurer said in his speech to the National Press Club that taxpayers' dollars should be better respected. Further, the Treasurer said...
  • Glaucoma (1 speech)
    On 9 March this year, World Glaucoma Week began. That was the sixth World Glaucoma Week, which is a joint initiative of the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association....
  • Human Rights: Sri Lanka (1 speech)
    As I stand here in the Australian Senate tonight, at exactly the same time there are people standing in Geneva at the Human Rights Council debating a resolution which is a move by the...
  • World Down Syndrome Day, National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
    Tonight I want to speak about two issues related to disability. Firstly, I want to talk about World Down Syndrome Day, which occurred on 21 March. The 21st day of the third month of the year was...