Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Matters of Public Interest
- Tobacco (1 speech)
The Cancer Council of Australia and the Heart Foundation have advised that tobacco kills over 15,000 Australians each year and five million worldwide and is widely recognised as the single... - Olive Oil Industry (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a very important industry here in Australia that has been established over recent years—a rather new industry—that is really getting done over. I refer to the... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter that I believe is of extreme public interest: the current state of Newstart and other allowance payments in this country. It is a timely issue, given the government's... - National Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the forthcoming National Palliative Care Week, commencing on 20 May and going through to 26 May. It is important that this event is recognised to improve the profile of the... - Cybersafety (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to speak about an important social issue for young people throughout regional and metropolitan Australia. It concerns the evolution of technology and in particular the...
