Senate debates
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Matters of Public Interest
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Over the last six months Tasmanians have opened their hearts to men seeking asylum at the temporary immigration detention facility at Pontville in southern Tasmania. Despite attempts at... - Government Schools (1 speech)
I rise to express concern over what I see as an increasing disconnect in Australia's education system, a circumstance in which children have become incidental to the whole process and in which... - WikiLeaks (1 speech)
I rise to make a few comments on the WikiLeaks publishing organisation and its editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. Although most people probably had not come across WikiLeaks until its stunning... - Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on an issue of great importance to all South Australians, and that is the health of the River Murray. Indeed, we are within the 20-week consultation period, which I believe is an...
