Senate debates
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Public Sector Accounting Standards (1 speech)
This afternoon I wish to speak about a matter of public importance—that is, public sector specific accounting standards. Last year, the Australian Accounting Standards Board proposed to... - Sports Betting; Melbourne Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
I also rise to join this discussion on matters of public interest. Recently there has been a great deal of media attention paid to an emerging issue in Victoria: the rights of sports to control... - Australian Wheat Board (1 speech)
Today I would like to talk about the real cost of the Australian Wheat Board scandal. So far we have been focusing on the dollars, on how the Australian system could have failed, on who should... - Education: History (1 speech)
One of the really great joys of my life has been a love of history. I often think that, no matter the horrors of politics or the disagreeable days that we all live through, we can all find solace... - Norfolk Island (1 speech)
On 20 February 2006, the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads issued a press release entitled ‘New governance arrangements for Norfolk Island’, in which he outlined... - Australian Citizenship (1 speech)
I would like to speak today on the very important matter of multiculturalism and Australian citizenship. This is a topic that has been spoken about by a number of senior members of the coalition...
