Senate debates
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight to celebrate, along with thousands of other women around the country, the historic announcement by the government on Sunday that it will introduce a national... - UNICEF State of the World Children Report (2 speeches)
I want to speak tonight about the 2009 UNICEF State of the World’s Children report. Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies from complications in childbirth—more than 500,000... - Victorian Bushfires (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about some of Tasmania’s contributions to helping Victorians recover from the devastating fires of Black Saturday and the weeks following. Only this week we heard... - Australian Red Cross (1 speech)
I welcome former Senator Crowley, a great South Australian senator, to the chamber. I rise to inform the Senate of the outstanding work being undertaken by Red Cross in South Australia,...
