Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
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I move: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Australia Post (1 speech)
There are a number of elements that underpin the integrity of the electoral system in Australia: the independence and incorruptibility of the Australian Electoral Commission and the electoral... - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak on behalf of the many women who are victims of violence. Last Saturday, 25 November, was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, also... - Migrant Workers (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight about the need for all of us across the political spectrum to be very diligent and watchful about the rhetoric we use, and the need to avoid encouraging prejudice... - Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
I rise to plot the course of the Work Choices reforms and the great success story for business and working men and women of Australia and their families, specifically in Tasmania. - Australian Law Reform Commission (1 speech)
Labor welcomes the recent report by the Australian Law Reform Commission, the ALRC, Fighting words: a review of sedition laws in Australia, and in doing so notes with concern the... - Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity tonight to refute some comments that were made about me in my role as Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs. The community affairs committee,... - Religious Intolerance (1 speech)
Last Sunday, 25 November, marked the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. And...
