Senate debates
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Homeownership (1 speech)
The media has painted a bleak picture for young Australian people seeking to buy their first home. Just a couple of days ago, the residential development council released a survey showing that... - HMAS Sirius (3 speeches)
I rise in this matters of public interest discussion to make a few comments about a recent report of the Australian National Audit Office relating to the purchase, chartering and modification of... - Climate Change (1 speech)
I want to speak today on climate change and the great missed opportunity that it represents. The government’s push on nuclear power as the solution to climate change would be laughable if... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Everybody knows one undeniable fact in this place—that is, there is no-one in the federal opposition that has any knowledge or understanding of defence. There is no-one in the federal... - Obesity (1 speech)
Australians have a traditional self-image. Wherever we have come from, it is an image of a nation of sports loving, fit and friendly characters reminiscent of Max Dupain’s bronzed Aussies:... - Indigenous Communities (3 speeches)
I was on Palm Island on Australia Day—which the Indigenous people refer to as Invasion Day. The highlight of the day was a performance by approximately 50 kids who, having been intensively...
