Senate debates
Wednesday, 6 December 2006
Matters of Public Interest
- (3 speeches)
Order! It now being slightly past 1.15 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Biofuels (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the issue of biofuels in this nation. I think it is an issue that we need to keep focusing on. It is vitally important that we get biofuels and the future of biofuels... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
Australia has been doing very well in recent years due to good governance from the current federal government and fuelled by huge demand from India and China. That demand is nowhere more evident... - World AIDS Day (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to have the Senate take note of the fact that 1 December was recognised internationally as World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is preceded by AIDS Awareness Week, which always... - National Space Policy (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about space policy. As honourable members may be aware, I have brought this up over the years in this place. It is an issue that we tend not to discuss in federal parliament.... - Mutitjulu (1 speech)
Mutitjulu is a small Aboriginal community located adjacent to Uluru within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. About 400 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, it has a population of... - Tasmanian Forests; Drugs Policy; Victorian State Election (3 speeches)
The first matter I want to draw to the attention of the Senate is the nationally banned substance ammonium nitrate, which this parliament, at the behest of the Howard government, banned because...
