Senate debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Second Reading (15 speeches)
I rise today to oppose the government's move to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. It is critical that the government faces the fact that we are living in a global climate emergency.... - Social Security Legislation Amendment (Green Army Programme) Bill 2014; Second Reading (7 speeches)
To resume where I left off yesterday on my contribution on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Green Army Programme) Bill 2014, we believe that the Green Army program should be considered... - John Curtin School of Medical Research (2 speeches)
) ( ): Today I want to speak about what I think is a great adornment to Canberra and also our nation, and that is the John Curtin School of Medical Research. The school was founded in 1948 on the... - Budget (1 speech)
After a group of students disrupted the normally carefully stage managed ABC Q&A program in early May, many people, particularly on the conservative side of politics, grumbled about their... - Domestic Violence (1 speech)
The 23rd of May this year was a mild, sunny day in Santa Barbara, California. Shoppers were out buying their groceries. University students from the University of California were catching the... - Aged Care (1 speech)
On several occasions this year and last year I spoke about the challenges that the aged-care sector faces as the baby boomer generation heads towards retirement. It goes without saying that we... - Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (2 speeches)
I refer to two documents that have been tabled in this chamber this morning. The first is the sixth interim report of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce, the DART. This is the three-monthly...
