Senate debates
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Matters of Public Interest
- Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to use my first speech as some sort of a guide to how I feel I have been performing in parliament. The issues I particularly noted as those I wanted to address while I was here were: to... - Tasmania: Genetically Modified Crops (1 speech)
It is no secret that Tasmania has suffered some severe economic blows over recent years, as international economic instability and the high Australian dollar have brought many retail,... - Science (1 speech)
It is with some regret that I stand here today to give my first speech in this new parliament to mount a strong defence of science. It appears that the role of science in this parliament is once... - Defence: Commemorations (1 speech)
I rise to discuss a matter that is already of great interest to many people across Australia and which I hope will become of great interest to many more over the next 12 months. As our nation... - Bushfires (3 speeches)
I rise on a matter of public interest and that is the incompetent response of the federal coalition and the state coalition to the bushfire emergency in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. The...
