Senate debates
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
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Order! It being 10.00 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
Tonight I would like to acknowledge the introduction of the government’s Work Choices legislation 12 months ago. We know that this week it has been a source of debate in this chamber and we... - Defence Equipment (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight on the continuing failure of this government to effectively support the equipment on which the men and women of the ADF rely. The government’s record on major... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight on the first anniversary of the Work Choices legislation and to comment partly on the legislation itself and partly on what we have observed since it was introduced and... - Diabetes (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about a very important issue—certainly not a scare campaign but an epidemic nevertheless—and that is diabetes in this country, and the importance of providing... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight about Work Choices. I think it is important that, when you vote for a piece of legislation, you believe in it. I certainly voted for Work Choices and I certainly... - Workplace Relations; Senate Committee Staff: Mr Alistair Sands (6 speeches)
I had intended to be generous of spirit tonight, which I will be in two or three minutes when I get onto what I really wanted to speak about in the adjournment debate. But I cannot let some of... - New South Wales State Election (15 speeches)
I would like to take this opportunity to make some comments about the recent New South Wales election. First of all I would like to congratulate many of the people for their dedicated commitment... - Tasmania: Ten Days on the Island (1 speech)
Before I start on the subject that I wish to talk about, I would like to congratulate the Labor Party on winning the New South Wales state election last Saturday because, from what we have heard,... - Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
The first thing I would like to say is to any of my children who are still awake: would you please go to bed; it is way past your bedtime. As to the other matter, I think this has been a... - Relay for Life (1 speech)
This evening I want to make some comments about last Saturday’s Relay for Life, which the Pine Rivers Shire Council sponsored with their committee in that wonderful part of Queensland...
