Senate debates
Tuesday, 15 August 2006
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Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Fuel: Ethanol (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about ethanol. In the 2001 election the government announced a policy for a target of 350 million litres of biofuels by 2010. For many years I have been a very strong... - Defence: Helicopters (1 speech)
If we return to April, May and June this year, there was a lot of topical discussion about various platforms being purchased by the government. In particular, there was a series of decisions with... - Mr Geoffrey Bruce Blyth (1 speech)
Late last Friday in Canberra I read my home newspaper the West Australian. I am not a reader of death notices, but I often glance at the obituaries to see who their subject is. Way back in the... - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
This evening I would like to address the issue of one of Australia’s most successful public policies, to congratulate the government on the healthy state of the Pharmaceutical Benefits... - Immigration (1 speech)
Yesterday we saw the government withdraw the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006. The Australian statute books are better off without it. The bill was intended to be... - Immigration; Weeds (3 speeches)
The debate on immigration over recent years has had a number of complex sides to it, but one side is very clear and is one that the Labor Party would never understand—that is, Liberal Party... - Queensland State Election; Legal Opinions; Defence Force: High Readiness Reserve; Parliamentary Superannuation (3 speeches)
It is good to know that Senator Macdonald is going to shout them all tonight, too, so congratulations on that. I wanted to start off tonight by talking about the Queensland state election. I am... - National Airspace System (1 speech)
In May this year, my colleague Mr Kelvin Thomson brought to the attention of the other place his concern about Mr John Anderson’s trading in AWB shares in the period immediately before the... - Australian Christian Heritage Forum (1 speech)
I stand tonight to speak about the first Australian Christian Heritage Forum, held in Parliament House, Canberra on Sunday, 6 August, and Monday, 7 August, this year. Nearly 400 Christian... - International Day of Peace (1 speech)
This evening I want to talk about the 25th anniversary of the UN declared International Day of Peace. By doing the maths, people will know that the first internationally declared International... - Community Development Employment Program (2 speeches)
In response to a question from ABC radio in Far North Queensland last week about the collapse of the Community Development Employment Program in the region and the financial and social damage...
