Senate debates

Thursday, 22 November 2012

  • People's Republic of China (1 speech)
    'There is nothing in Australian history to compare with that China visit.' Those are not my words; they are the words of Dr Stephen Fitzgerald, Australia's pre-eminent authority on China and our...
  • Joyce, Mr Matthew (1 speech)
    For over three years now Matthew Joyce has been enduring a living nightmare with his family, having been firstly incarcerated and then detained in Dubai. The circumstances of this incarceration...
  • Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to make another contribution about the good work that the Labor government is doing in regional Australia, and in particular regional South Australia. Earlier this month I had the...
  • Education (1 speech)
    I rise to speak tonight about the importance of ensuring that all Australian children have access to high-quality education that equips them with the knowledge and skills they will need for the...