Senate debates
Thursday, 19 October 2006
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The Acting Deputy President: Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Southern Bluefin Tuna (1 speech)
The Eyre Peninsula in South Australia is one of the most beautiful and economically important areas of that great state. It also hosts a very important fishing industry, much of which is centred... - Committee Procedure (9 speeches)
I rise to speak briefly on the events that took place in one of the committee hearings earlier today. I know that a number of senators in the chamber were in attendance. I think it is worth... - Committee Procedure; SIEV X (1 speech)
I should devote a brief part of my contribution to the committee issue. I will not go into all sides of it. Frankly, at stages of that meeting a number of people got more intransigent than they... - Committee Procedure; Southern Bluefin Tuna (24 speeches)
I want to talk on the adjournment about a number of things, but I feel compelled to start by refuting most of the allegations made by Senator Conroy in his contribution earlier. Regrettably,... - Committee Procedure (9 speeches)
Senator Ian Macdonald has just indicated that he was not at the committee meeting. As a full member of the ECITA committee, I was not able to attend either.
