Senate debates
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
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Order! It being 11pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Mr Roy Edward Bullock OBE (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to honour a man who served the Senate for most of his working life. I refer to Mr Roy Edward Bullock OBE who passed away recently. Roy Bullock was Clerk of the Senate in 1979 and... - Mr Michael Ferguson MP (1 speech)
I want to talk about a speech presented in the other place and some other matters tonight. On 28 March this year the member for Bass, Mr Michael Ferguson, rose during the adjournment debate and... - Parliamentary Delegation to Denmark and Sweden (1 speech)
In October last year I had the good fortune to be part of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Denmark and Sweden. The report of this visit was tabled in the Senate during the last... - Black Hawk Accident: 10th Anniversary; Mater Misericordiae Hospital Townsville; Queensland Health System (1 speech)
Tonight, the Tuesday immediately following the Queen’s Birthday weekend, is the 10th anniversary of two events, one of fairly great significance to our nation and the other not quite so... - National Electric Wheelchair Sports; Qantas: Wheelchair Policy (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the Senate’s attention the efforts of a group of determined, talented and disabled South Australian sporting stars, who recently had to confront discriminatory... - Mr Michael Ferguson MP; Queen’s Birthday Holiday (1 speech)
I rise tonight initially to respond to the allegations made by Senator Kerry O’Brien in this chamber just a few moments ago during the adjournment debate, in an effort to besmirch the good... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
It is just over 10 weeks since the Howard government’s extreme industrial relations laws were introduced. And, from week one, we have seen the truth of the Prime Minister’s plan... - Qantas: Western Australia (1 speech)
From time to time in this place, all of us have come to boast of the uniqueness of our various states and territories. Those of us from Western Australia take particular pride in the unique... - Cricket: Ashes Tour (1 speech)
Sports tourism is a massively expanding area. Cricket tourism is no exception. Spearheaded by British fans, a Barbados test match featuring England is like a home game now with at least 70 per... - Howard Government: Ministerial Staff (13 speeches)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. One of the things I have followed over the life of the coalition government is the way that it staffs its ministerial offices. I well remember...
