Senate debates
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
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Order! There being no further consideration of government documents, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Support of People with Disabilities (1 speech)
Tonight, I would like to talk about an area that has been neglected for decades but where there is now hope, a ‘light on the hill’, thanks to the federal Labor government. I speak of... - Mr Thomas Reid MBE (1 speech)
I rise tonight to mark the passing of a distinguished Canberran. Thomas Reid MBE, who died on 2 October, was an engineer whose work at the Tidbinbilla, Honeysuckle Creek and Orroral Valley space... - Volunteers (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an issue that is of significant importance to all Australians. I am talking about volunteering and the massive contribution of volunteers in our society. I recently... - Andrew McLeod (1 speech)
I rise tonight to mark, perhaps belatedly, the retirement of one of Australia’s most remarkable AFL footballers—the Adelaide Crows player Andrew McLeod. Andrew McLeod announced his... - Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants (1 speech)
Today is the first anniversary of our country’s apology to the people we used to know as the forgotten Australians. In this place last year on 16 November, a number of us made very short... - National School Chaplaincy Program (1 speech, 1 comment)
I speak tonight about the successful National School Chaplaincy Program, which is making a real difference in the lives of students, teachers and families across the country. Last week, I had the... - Solar Cities Project (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a very exciting project that is happening in certain cities around this country: the Australian government’s Solar Cities project, which has now been running... - Child Abuse; Cunningham Dax Collection (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. Tonight I rise to speak on the Cunningham Dax Collection, which deals with art, creativity and education in mental health. But, before I start... - Australian Greens (1 speech, 1 comment)
I seek leave to speak for 20 minutes. Leave granted. Australia needs to work out very quickly that the Greens are the One Nation of the Left. Bob Brown is the socialist Pauline Hanson. The big...
