House debates
Thursday, 10 August 2006
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Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Middle East (1 speech)
On 12 July, at 9 am, a small force of Hezbollah fighters captured two Israeli soldiers, apparently on the Israeli side of the blue line designating the disputed border between Israel and Lebanon.... - Cowper Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I would like to use this opportunity to bring to the attention of the House an environmental crisis that threatens to slowly engulf the town of Coramba, which is in my electorate. This crisis has... - Millennium Development Goals (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this evening I will talk about the UN Millenium Development Goals. In doing so I note that Australia this year will host the G20 gathering of finance ministers in Melbourne in the... - Stirling Electorate: Local Government Boundaries (1 speech)
My seat is totally contained within one local government authority: the City of Stirling. Stirling’s neighbouring local government authority, the Town of Vincent, has put forward a proposal... - Mr Gregory Andrews (1 speech)
This afternoon I would like to address my remarks to a number of issues arising from questions which were raised in the parliament yesterday and today of the Minister for Families, Community... - Sir David Smith; Australian History (1 speech)
I had the good fortune yesterday of bumping into Sir David Smith, a former secretary to five successive Governors-General and the last Australian to be knighted by the Queen. It was his birthday... - Scullin Electorate: Italian Community (1 speech)
Last Sunday I joined with the local Italian community to celebrate the feast of San Donato. The Italian community held mass in Latin, conducted by Bishop Prowse at St Luke’s Church. The...
