Senate debates
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
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Order! It being 11.01 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Mr Daryl Williams QC (1 speech)
Last Tuesday evening, in the course of debate on the ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006, Senator Faulkner made a particularly savage and nasty attack upon the former Member for Tangney, the... - Mr David Hicks; Mr Des Colquhuon (1 speech)
I rise tonight to bring to the chamber’s attention the ongoing situation of David Hicks, who is detained in Guantanamo Bay as an enemy combatant. He has been there for more than four years... - Burrup Peninsula Rock Art (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to say a little about the Burrup rock art: the petroglyphs on the Burrup Peninsula. The Burrup Peninsula has been described as ‘the world’s largest art... - World Refugee Day (1 speech)
Today is World Refugee Day. Every year on 20 June the UNHCR recognises the plight of refugees through this day and highlights to the global community the tragic and often barbaric circumstances... - Westpoint (1 speech)
Mr President, you will be aware that I have had cause to speak about the Westpoint disaster on several occasions in this chamber and to make use of the estimates committee process in an attempt... - Community Affairs References Committee Report: Petrol Sniffing (1 speech)
I acknowledge the contribution by Senator Hurley on World Refugee Day. We do need to acknowledge such days and remember the plight of refugees in the world. I want to say a few words this evening... - Community Development Employment Projects (1 speech)
I rise to talk about Indigenous employment. The Community Development Employment Program, which has been in existence for around 28 years now, has played an important part in many communities... - Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise at this late hour to speak about the report recently launched by the Mental Health Council of Australia called Time for service: solving Australia’s mental health crisis. In fact, it...
