Senate debates
Monday, 19 September 2011
- Parliamentary Privilege (1 speech)
Members of parliament enjoy many privileges and one of the most fundamental is to come into the chamber and made statements without fear of a civil suit for defamation. Parliamentary privilege... - Disability Services (1 speech)
Before I became a senator, I spoke with a couple in their 70s from a dairy farm in regional Victoria. It was the first real conversation about disability support that I had ever had. I was about... - National Police Service Medal (1 speech)
The establishment of the National Police Service Medal was a 2007 ALP election commitment. In November 2010, the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon. Brendan O'Connor MP, and I jointly announced...
