Senate debates
Monday, 13 August 2007
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Order! It being 10.00 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Hospitals (6 speeches)
Tonight I want to comment on the Tasmanian Labor government’s administration and specifically to say that, in my view, it is a frightening dress rehearsal of how a Rudd Labor government... - Aviation: Cabin Air Quality (1 speech)
Earlier today the Senate gave passage to a bill which provides for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to administer a new drug and alcohol testing regime for the aviation industry. CASA appears... - Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
NIB Health Funds is set to become the first private health insurer in the country to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. It is the first of the traditional mutual or not-for-profit health... - Iraq (1 speech)
Just over two weeks ago I attended a rally held by the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac community that was protesting against the treatment of Christians in Iraq. At the meeting was the Victorian shadow... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The government is always trying to tell us how much better off workers are under Work Choices, but information coming straight from workplaces across the country is telling a very different... - Payday Loans (1 speech)
Australia’s consumer credit reliance is an issue of growing concern. The proliferation of credit cards, mortgage brokers and easy credit plans represent the majority of products which... - Ms Holly Deane-Johns; Retirement: Graham Edwards (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak briefly on two different issues, both of which involve my home state of Western Australia. Firstly, I rise to congratulate the state government—more particularly,... - Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a range of things, and one is the incredible transformation of the Labor Left over the last few years. I am not of the Labor Left—I am a conservative—but... - Battle of Fromelles (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to speak on the discovery of World War I mass graves at Fromelles in northern France. I have addressed this subject on a number of occasions in the past, arising from... - Drought (3 speeches)
I rise tonight to make a few comments about drought and the economy, but before I do I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge that this is your last evening here in the chamber, Mr... - Defence Management Review (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak for up to 20 minutes. Leave granted. The release of the report on the Defence Management Review is just one more example of how sneaky the Howard government can be. Many... - President (4 speeches)
Mr President, it occurs to me that this is the last occasion upon which you will preside over the Senate; when the Senate adjourns in a few minutes time it will be the last time we will see you...
