Senate debates
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Battle of Fromelles (1 speech)
I have spoken a number of times during the adjournment debate about those missing at Fromelles in northern France. As those listening will recall, it is at Fromelles that mass graves have been... - Colac District; Liberal Candidate for Corangamite (7 speeches)
I rise tonight to raise an issue of such significance to the people of Colac, in Victoria, that 4,479 people signed a petition calling for action. The petition was presented to the Senate today... - Threatened Species Week (1 speech)
Threatened Species Week provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the importance of maintaining the full diversity of life on our planet; the opportunity to remember that connected landscapes... - Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
Tonight I stand to speak on the issue of the waste and mismanagement of the schools stimulus debacle and to say that the coalition is supporting a Senate inquiry into this debacle, to investigate... - National Child Protection Week (2 speeches)
‘It’s all white to say no!’ is the 2009 theme for White Balloon Day, the annual awareness campaign about child sexual assault that has been organised for 13 years by the... - Executive Salaries (1 speech)
I rise on an issue that I have been interested in and involved in for many years; and that is the excessive salaries that are paid to executives both in Australia and overseas. I was keen to rise... - Special Species Timber Industry (1 speech)
I want to talk about an industry that does not receive much recognition anywhere in the country, certainly not enough in the state of Tasmania, where it is probably stronger than it is in any...
