Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Matters of Public Interest
- Budget (5 speeches)
It is with pleasure that I rise to take part in this discussion of matters of public interest today, because, if there is one thing that is of interest to the people of Australia, it is the Labor... - Jones, Mr Gavin (1 speech)
I rise to speak of matters of public interest. Not too long ago, mainstream media across this country reinforced negative stereotypes and negative depictions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait... - Western Australia: Housing and Homelessness (3 speeches)
In May of this year, a young diabetic woman and her partner ducked into the undergrowth at Lake Richmond in the southern suburbs of Perth, in search of a few hours of undisturbed sleep in the... - Homophobia (1 speech)
Australia is a sporting nation. We love sport and we celebrate our sporting heroes. Sport is part of our national identity. Often events in sport can tell us something about who we are and the... - Health Care, Veterans' Affairs, Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (3 speeches)
This is not my first speech. I rise to contribute to today's matters of public interest discussion. There are four important matters that I will bring to the attention of the Senate chamber in... - Budget (2 speeches)
As I have mentioned on several occasions in this chamber, the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Mitch Fifield—who has just entered the chamber—announced on 26 June this year...
