Senate debates
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (3 speeches)
I would like to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of the Senate an organisation that is doing outstanding work and providing positive solutions to one of the most important... - Emissions Trading Scheme (5 speeches)
Could I associate myself with Senator Arbib’s remarks. Today I want to bring to the Senate further feedback on the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme. In particular I wish... - Petrol Prices (1 speech)
I wish to raise the issue of the recent increase in the price of crude oil on world oil markets to over US$125 per barrel, particularly in the context of the big spike in trading on Monday night... - Emissions Trading Scheme (1 speech)
by leave—I understand the remainder of my speech has been shown to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing and she has agreed to let it go forward. I thank her for... - Child Abandonment (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of public interest: the issue of child abandonment. In July 2008 the body of a newborn baby boy was found in a green shopping bag at a bus stop in Shepparton, northern... - Carers (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about carers and the valuable contribution that they make to our community. In 2003 the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that there were almost 2.6 million carers...
