Senate debates
Monday, 28 February 2011
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Order! It being 9.50 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn. - Migration (1 speech)
Australia is a nation built on migration. Each sitting day of parliament we are reminded of this in our acknowledgement of the First Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.... - Israel (1 speech, 1 comment)
Tonight I acknowledge Australia’s important relationship with the nation of Israel. In particular, I would like to speak about Australia’s involvement at the Evian Conference in 1938... - International Women’s Day (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to address some comments to the fact that on 8 March 2011 Australia will acknowledge 100 years of International Women’s Day. In 1910, influential German socialist,... - Simpson Prize (1 speech)
I am very pleased this evening to congratulate the winners and runners-up of the Australian government’s Simpson Prize for 2011. The Simpson Prize is a popular national history competition...
