Senate debates
Thursday, 14 May 2009
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Order! It being 8.45 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Breast Cancer; Mrs Francesca Gwyther (1 speech)
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and each year thousands of women, men and children participate in the Mother’s Day Classic, the biggest community fundraising event for breast cancer... - Mrs Barbara Tweed Payne; Sir Geoffrey James Foot (1 speech)
Tonight I stand to pay tribute to two outstanding Tasmanians who lived in Launceston, Barbara Tweed Payne and Sir Geoffrey James Foot. Barbara Payne was born in Devonport in 1926 to a family that... - Australian Wine Industry (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Australian wine industry, and I trust be Senate will forgive me if I become a little parochial and refer specifically to my own state of South Australia. It was recently... - Sudan (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about the continuing crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, a crisis which the world, very sadly, seems to have turned its back on. As we enjoy glorious autumn days in...
