Senate debates
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Matters of Public Interest
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
First, I congratulate you on your role as Deputy President. My contribution today continues the discussion that we have had in the last few minutes, and that is the question of the renewable... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a matter of public interest. How we function as a just society is fundamental to our Australian democracy. How we support those who are socially vulnerable demonstrates... - Greste, Mr Peter (1 speech)
I rise today to speak in support of Australian journalist Peter Greste and for the freedom of the press around the world. Last December, Peter Greste, along with fellow Al Jazeera colleagues,... - Industrial Relations (1 speech)
I rise on a matter of public interest to reflect on an adjournment speech that I delivered on 27 March, which specifically addressed the secondary boycott being conducted against Boral, a company... - Youth Employment (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of public interest. I understand that, as I speak, hundreds of workers at the Mount Lyell copper mine in Queenstown, on Tasmania's west coast are being told about... - Paediatric Brain Cancer, Anthoney, Ms Dainere (1 speech)
Every year around 2,000 Australian children under the age of sixteen are diagnosed with a brain tumour that is either benign or malignant. No significant improvement has been made in survival... - Israel (1 speech)
In the few minutes before question time I would like to put a few things on the record. There is an old saying that children should not be condemned for the sins of the father—and that is...
