Senate debates
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Domestic Violence (1 speech)
For many Australians, there is no place like home. Our homes provide us with security, relaxation and personal comfort. For some Australian women however home is a place of pain, humiliation and,... - National Apology for Forced Adoptions (1 speech)
I rise in today's adjournment debate to add my support to the national apology for those affected by the past practices of forced adoptions. The apology was delivered on 21 March this year by... - Cybersecurity (1 speech)
As Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety, I often hear stories of mobile phone technology being used in a negative way. Tonight, however, I would like to speak about a new,... - Ready Flowers (1 speech)
This evening I rise to give my own, personal consumer alert. I know that Minister Bradbury does this on quite a few occasions. But this was an issue that was close to home and that affected me... - International Conference on Population Development (1 speech)
In 1994 the International Conference on Population Development—which we in the trade call ICPD—in Cairo was a milestone in the history of population and development, as well as in the... - Timor-Leste (1 speech)
Last month, after years of interest, and in light of the recent parliamentary inquiry into Australia/Timor-Leste relations, I decided to undertake a little fact-finding mission of my own to our... - Institute of Public Affairs 70th Anniversary, Thatcher, Baroness Margaret (3 speeches)
Since the Senate last met, in March, there have been two significant events that are worth reflecting on. The first of these occurred in Melbourne on Thursday 4 April, when the Institute of... - Chisholm Electorate (3 speeches)
I rise tonight to express my frustration and—I have to say it—dismay at how out of touch this Labor government is with the lives of all Australians. As a Victorian senator I speak in... - New South Wales Labor Government (1 speech)
On 4 February 2009 journalist Alex Mitchell wrote: NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald is standing by the poker machine waiting to pull a jackpot for the coal mining industry. But who... - Malaysia (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on an issue of critical importance to our region, one that has been cynically dismissed by the Australian government. On 5 May 2013 our friend and neighbour Malaysia held... - Discrimination (1 speech)
I was recently asked on a Perth ABC radio program, Who are you, whether I had experienced much prejudice because of my height during my life. My height is just 52 inches. I have a cartilaginous... - Defence Reserves: Employer Support Payment Scheme (1 speech)
On 6 June 2001, some five months before that year's election, the Howard government launched a Defence payment scheme that the then Minster Assisting the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Bruce...
