House debates
Monday, 14 September 2009
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Debate resumed from 7 September. - Gambling; Work for the Dole (3 speeches)
I feel like a bit of a sooky la la today as I have got so many grievances that I am not sure that 10 minutes will be enough. - Alcohol Abuse (1 speech)
I want to grieve tonight about what is unfortunately becoming a community-wide problem. When we think of community-wide problems many of us think of things such as poverty, cancer, homelessness... - Broadband (1 speech)
I would like to note that the issue of broadband has been raised today in debate on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009, but I would... - United Nations (1 speech)
I will not speak for long because I am expected in the House of Representatives chamber for a private member’s bill. I thank the Main Committee and various members for allowing a rejigging... - Mongolia; Timor Leste; Micah Challenge; International Students (1 speech)
I wish to take advantage of this debate to share with the House some observations and knowledge arising from the recent opportunity I had to visit Mongolia and Timor Leste. These experiences,... - Global Food Security (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak about my ongoing concern with regard to the issue of global food security. According to the 1996 World Food Summit, ‘food security’ means that food is...
