Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
- Emergency Services Levy (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on a matter of extraordinary concern to many of my fellow citizens in South Australia, and that is the extraordinary increase in the emergency services levy that came out... - Letters from Camdenville Public School (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the Senate some letters I recently received from a group of primary school students. They are all in the 3/4 Fiji class at Camdenville Public School in... - Water Infrastructure (5 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Acting Deputy President— - Police Violence (1 speech)
On the night of 22 August last year a resident of Hillside, in Melbourne's western suburbs, was turning his car into his driveway when he was rammed from behind. The force of... - Australian Defence Force, Veterans (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of the Australian parliament a petition at the change.org website titled: 'Don’t send our defence forces to war on a pay cut! Show our ADF the respect it... - The Maldives (1 speech)
Like many in the Senate I am a great believer in freedom. In Australia we are fortunate to have constitutional government and strong democratic institutions to uphold and protect our freedom.... - Ebola (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the Senate's attention the tragedy occurring in West Africa with the outbreak of the Ebola crisis. In doing so I recognise that yet another day has passed with more Ebola...