Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 August 2006
Matters of Public Interest
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The Acting Deputy President: Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - United Nations (1 speech)
It is probably fair to say that there are few international organisations which are more widely vilified, more widely admired and more widely misunderstood than the United Nations. For over 60... - Military Justice (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon in a rare mood and offer some form of commendation to the Department of Defence. I have been pleasantly surprised at the speed with which it has settled two high-profile... - Middle East (3 speeches)
I rise today to speak about the situation in the Middle East. We are all greatly relieved to see the beginning of a ceasefire now in the Middle East. Let us hope that it can hold and that people... - Ethanol (3 speeches)
I want to talk about ethanol but, before I do, I have to comment that that was one of the most biased, left-wing and anti-Israel speeches that have been heard in this house. At an appropriate... - Employment (3 speeches)
I am not sure whether people listening to today’s broadcast would be aware that the speech just given was by the Leader of the National Party in the Senate and a former parliamentary... - Programs for Young Indigenous Australians; Ethanol (1 speech)
That was a presentation from a city based senator. I suspect he does not know what country Australia looks like. If he did and he got out into the country, he would find there are huge employment...
