Senate debates
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Matters of Public Interest
- Marist College Pagewood (1 speech)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of education of young men in the Marist tradition at Marist College Pagewood. From humble beginnings in 1961 as an eight-room primary school in the south-east... - Forestry (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the complete and utter mismanagement of the forest sector nationally by this government here in Canberra and about the complete shambles which is the management of the... - Coral Sea (1 speech)
It is my great pleasure to rise to speak today about the Coral Sea and to share with the chamber, and any folks who might be listening, the beauty and specialness of this area of our waters off... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
I recently addressed the Senate on the subject of accountability in Defence, in particular the downstream consequences of the matrix model in procurement. I believe we need to re-examine the... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
In a matter of days the draft Murray-Darling Basin plan will be announced. This is an issue of utmost importance for Australia. The Murray-Darling Basin is what feeds us. It represents 40 per...
