Senate debates
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
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Order! It being 7.20 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Community and Neighbourhood Houses and Centres (1 speech)
I rise to speak in recognition of a group of tens of thousands of volunteers who are, in many respects, the unsung heroes of communities throughout Australia. I refer, of course, to the... - Berlin Wall (1 speech)
Last week, on 9 November, we marked the 20th anniversary of an event that truly shook the world. Nineteen eighty-nine was a very significant year when many important things happened, but the most... - World Diabetes Day (1 speech)
Last Saturday, 14 November, was World Diabetes Day. To mark the occasion, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or JDRF, has launched an online petition to support research into type 1... - Wheat Exports (1 speech)
My colleagues in the chamber would be very well aware that there are a number of very significant issues that we are having to deal with in this parliament at the moment, but there is one issue... - Australian Technical College Northern Tasmania (1 speech)
Tonight I stand in the Senate to speak about the important campaign to save the Australian Technical College in Northern Tasmania. Tomorrow the Senate will vote on a motion to save the Australian... - Church of Scientology (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to speak tonight on an issue of utmost seriousness that I believe deserves a great deal of scrutiny by law enforcement agencies and by this parliament. In the past few weeks, I have been... - International Conference on Population and Development (1 speech)
Three weeks ago, in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, more than 400 members of parliament and ministers representing over 119 nations gathered together at a conference that was focusing on the ICPD+15. I... - Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak on the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act and in fact to celebrate, in 2009, its 25th anniversary. The Sex Discrimination Act today is regarded as an essential piece of...
