Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
- Mining (1 speech)
On 8 February last, I spoke in this place about the dramatic challenges facing Australia as a result of the so-called mining boom. I drew attention to a report by Port Jackson Partners which... - Human Trafficking (1 speech)
As the opposition spokesperson for the status of women, I rise this evening to address an issue that is unfortunately gaining prominence in Australia. That issue is sex trafficking, the... - Mental Health (1 speech)
Before I took my seat in the Senate last year I worked in the mental health division of the Guardianship Board of South Australia for over 10 years. It was challenging work, and over that time I... - Anglesea Barracks (1 speech)
On 2 December 1811, Governor Macquarie selected a small green hill just outside Hobart town as the site to build new barracks for the colony's soldiers. Named after the Marquess of Anglesey, the... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and tomorrow is Teal Ribbon Day, a day to raise money for and awareness of ovarian cancer. Today is also five years to the day that a former senator,... - World War II (1 speech)
This year we are acknowledging the 70th anniversary of many significant events that occurred in our region during World War II. Many Australian troops and civilians died or were injured in those... - Australian Public Service (1 speech)
I want to contribute to the Senate's adjournment debate tonight by raising an issue which affects a large number of hard-working and dedicated public servants, in this city particularly. In the... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
I rise tonight to join with a colleague from the other side in relation to ovarian cancer. I spoke on this issue earlier this month, because February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. As I said... - Havel, Mr Vaclav (1 speech)
Tonight I want to pay tribute to the life and work of Vaclav Havel, playwright, activist, prisoner, president. Havel died on 18 December 2011, of course during our parliament summer recess. Havel... - Western Australia: Infrastructure, Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
This evening I am delighted to rise to talk about the Gillard government's important investments in Western Australian infrastructure. It is particularly significant because a growing and booming... - Trade Unions (1 speech)
I rise to lend my support to the many thousands of men and women across the world who last week took part in the 2012 Global Days of Action for Trade Union Freedom in Mexico. The week of 19 to 25... - World Population (1 speech)
Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the speech made earlier this evening by Senator Fisher and to acknowledge that five years ago today, in this very spot, Senator Jeannie Ferris made her... - Gillard Government (1 speech)
History will harshly judge the events of the last three days. These events have clearly shown that the Gillard government is divided and dysfunctional, consumed in personal acrimony and internal... - Schools (1 speech)
Following the recent release of the Gonski report on school funding, tonight I would like to focus on the Gillard government's reforms in school education and, indeed, challenge some of the... - Vietnam: Human Rights (1 speech)
I rise tonight in support of the great people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. For too long, the Vietnamese people have had their basic human rights denied by the ruling Communist Party of... - World War II (1 speech)
On 9 February last year in this very chamber, long before any motion was put and passed in the House of Representatives, I put before this parliament my very strong view that 19 February, the day... - World War II, Livestock Exports, Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
I would like to associate myself with the comments of Senator Crossin. I was also fortunate enough to be in Darwin for the weekend, particularly for 19 February, and I was at both the Peary and... - Colvin, Ms Marie, Sri Lanka, Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (1 speech)
Tonight I pay my respects to journalist Marie Colvin and photojournalist Remi Ochlik, who were recently killed in Syria. Marie lost her eye in Sri Lanka when she was shot at by the military while... - Member for Dobell (1 speech)
by leave—On a number of previous occasions I have traversed the murky dealings of the member for Dobell and his New South Wales right-wing mates. Since my last contribution in this place on...
