Senate debates
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
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Order! I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel (1 speech)
As many senators would be aware, this month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the birth of the state of Israel. This is a special occasion not only for Israel but also for the very close... - Villers-Bretonneux Dawn Service (1 speech)
Budgets come and budgets go but today I want to talk about something that is far more important than budgets brought down annually by the Australian government—and that is to recognise the... - Kokoda Campaign (3 speeches)
Tonight I advise the Senate that I had the pleasure and the honour of organising a group of 17 trekkers from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT who walked the Kokoda Track in Papua... - Pilbara Region (1 speech)
The Pilbara Area Consultative Committee recently held a conference in Karratha entitled ‘Riding the Boom’, designed to find solutions to the local problems created by the so-called...