Senate debates
Thursday, 2 October 2014
- Environment (1 speech)
It is with disappointment that I rise to speak to the issue that shamed this Senate yesterday, and that was a grubby deal done by the Palmer United Party, the Labor Party and the Greens, and the... - Peter Sculthorpe (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to pay tribute to a genuinely unique and remarkable Australian man, Peter Sculthorpe, who sadly passed away on 8 August. Described as a 'supremely elegant and unpretentious... - National Centre for Farmer Health (1 speech)
Earlier this week my Nationals colleague the Minister for Agriculture paid tribute to Australian family farms and their contribution to our country and economy. 2014 is the International Year of... - World Sight Day (1 speech)
I thank the courtesy of the senators present to enable me to make this brief contribution at this time. Tonight I want to speak this evening about World Sight Day, which is an annual day of... - Tasmanian Jobs (1 speech)
In July this year, within three days of each other, announcements were made that 200 jobs were to go immediately at the Mt Lyell copper mine in Queenstown and 150 were to go at the Henty gold... - Mining: Gloucester Valley (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to talk about the Gloucester region in New South Wales. I was fortunate to visit this area again recently. The Gloucester Valley sits between the Avon and Gloucester Rivers.... - Deregulation (1 speech)
I want to talk about the vexing issue of red and green tape. Before I do that, however, I will digress for a little bit. Today is a sad day for the Liberal-National Party in Queensland. Over the... - Iran (1 speech)
Most chronologies of the Arab Spring begin in Tunisia in December 2010. But others will recall the frustration that swept across the Middle East and North Africa much earlier, which began with... - Central Queensland (1 speech)
Before I start my remarks tonight, I would like to briefly mention that a number of Queensland state politicians have announced their retirement in the last few weeks. All up, these four people... - Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on the principle of freedom of speech. I believe there is no democratic value or individual freedom more greatly valued and oft cited in the modern Western world than the... - United Nations International Day of the Girl Child (1 speech)
In the lead-up to this year's UN International Day of the Girl Child, which is 11 October this year, Plan International, the world-renowned development organisation, surveyed over 1,000 young... - National Security (2 speeches)
This time last week this Senate was debating the passage of the ASIO bill. You know the story by now: a bill substantially expanding the intrusive powers of ASIO was shotgunned through parliament...
