House debates
Thursday, 22 March 2007
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Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Broadband (1 speech)
Yesterday two important policy speeches were given. The Prime Minister gave a speech about the failed and wrong plan in Iraq. The other speech was by the Leader of the Opposition about building a... - Environment: Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
On the morning of Tuesday, 20 February, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald by the journalist Wendy Frew came to my attention. The article quoted statements from the World Wildlife Fund and... - Australian Public Service (1 speech)
I welcome the opportunity to speak this evening and in doing so to recognise the many thousands of Australians who go to work each day in the Australian Public Service. The vast majority of those... - Kingston Electorate: Seaford 6-12 School (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House the outstanding achievement of a school in my electorate of Kingston, the Seaford 6-12 School. Yesterday we celebrated the 2007 National Awards... - Fuel-Efficient Cars (1 speech)
This afternoon I want to sing the praises of factory-built LPG vehicles. I have been driving a factory-built Ford Fairmont for the past couple of months. I am most impressed by its performance,... - Health: Hunter Syndrome (1 speech)
In late October last year I was privileged to meet the Webber family and their incredible young son, Jimmy. Jimmy is 12 years old and suffers from Hunter syndrome, or MPS II. Children with Hunter... - Iraq (2 speeches)
Last week when the Prime Minister was flying around the Middle East, quite rightly visiting our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, there was much speculation that he was to make a major speech about...