Senate debates
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
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Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Education (1 speech)
I doubt anyone in this chamber would disagree with me if I said that the role of Australian schools in preparing children for their lives as adults goes beyond simply teaching skills and... - Nitric Oxide Therapy (2 speeches)
I write today to place on the public record the critical need for publicly funded nitric oxide therapy to treat critical care infants. This therapy is used to treat hypoxic respiratory failure,... - Agreement for a Better Parliament (1 speech)
I want to address tonight a matter which is now largely of historical interest, but I do so essentially to correct some inaccurate claims that were made about the opposition—in particular... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
My involvement in this year’s Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program was undertaken with Operation Resolute in Darwin, commencing on Monday, 5 July and concluding on the Thursday.... - St Mary of the Cross (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak briefly about the delegation to Rome for the canonisation of Mary MacKillop, which I was a part of. It was a great honour to travel to Rome. I was in a delegation that... - Teenage Pregnancy (1 speech)
Not wanting to detract from the spiritual tone of Senator Joyce’s speech on the works of Mary MacKillop and noting her canonisation last week, I rise to speak on a different matter,... - Education (1 speech)
I am on record in the past for having suggested that what we need to do is close down all the special schools in Australia and divert all of those human resources and all of the other resources,... - Posthumous Victoria Cross Recipients (1 speech)
Tonight, I stand in support of a posthumous granting of a Victoria Cross for Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean and Captain Hec Waller. The Victoria Cross is the highest honour that can be awarded to...
