Senate debates
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Matters of Public Interest
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Order! It being 12.45 pm, I call on matters of public interest. - Sports News and Digital Media (1 speech)
I welcome the opportunity to speak on a matter of public interest. A report was recently tabled by the Senate Standing Committee on the Environment, Communications and the Arts called The... - Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the important matter of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. As a member of the Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities, I have become very... - Alice Springs Town Camp Leases; Northern Territory Intervention (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about two issues that I feel very passionate and concerned about: the Alice Springs town camp leases and the exemption of the Northern Territory intervention from the Racial... - Private Health Insurance (4 speeches)
In July 2008, the Senate Standing Committee on Economics, of which I am a member, undertook an inquiry into the government’s proposal to increase the Medicare levy surcharge thresholds. On... - Men’s Health Week (1 speech)
This week is Men’s Health Week, and I rise to talk about the important issue of men’s health. The focus of this week is preventative health measures for men and encouraging healthy... - Private Health Insurance (4 speeches)
I rise to speak briefly in response to the matters raised by Senator Hurley in this chamber earlier today. I want to place on the record some facts that Senator Hurley did not place on the...
