Senate debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Matters of Public Interest
- Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
I want to take one of my last opportunities to speak in this place, in my last few days here, to talk about paid parental leave. I had been anticipating that I would have the chance to do this... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about a number of issues that arise out of the Abbott government's harsh and cruel budget. It is quite interesting that the government does not seem to think that we are... - Euthanasia, Medicinal Marijuana (1 speech)
Recently, I have been reflecting on some of the valedictory speeches that we have heard in this place. It is not going to be long before I have to stand up and give mine. I do not want to look... - 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn (1 speech)
Seven hundred years ago, on this very day, the armies of Robert the Bruce, then King of Scotland, and Edward II, Kind of England, were respectively celebrating and lamenting what was to be the... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise in the matter of public interest debate to speak to the tens of thousands of Australians who are finding their voice and who are coming together from across the country to speak out... - Australian Public Service (3 speeches)
If ever a cure was needed for insomnia, Senator Urquhart is it, as is testified by the people sleeping in the gallery after her impassioned attack on the budget. I rise today to speak about...
