Speeches in the Senate

Auslink (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2008 - Second Reading Speech - 24 September, 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 - In Committee - 23 September, 2008

State Government Financial Management Committee Report - 18 September, 2008

Northern Australia - Adjournment Speech - 18 September, 2008

Water - Matters of Public Importance - 17 September, 2008

Great Barrier Marine Park and other Legislation Amendment bill 2008 - Report - 15 September, 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008- Second Reading - 04 September, 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 - 03 September, 2008

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill - Referral to Committee - 27 August, 2008

Environment, Communication and the Arts Committee Report - 26 August, 2008

Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance) Bill -Second Reading - 19 July, 2008

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill (2008) - Second Reading - 25 June, 2008

Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill - Second Reading - 19 June, 2008

Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and other matters) Bill - Second Reading - 19 June, 2008

Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arranagements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and other matters) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - 19 June, 2008

Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - 19 June, 2008

Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008 - Second Reading - 19 June, 2008

ADJOURNMENT-Queensland Local Government Elections - 18 March, 2008

REGIONAL AND RURAL AUSTRALIA - 14 February, 2008

APOLOGY TO AUSTRALIAS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE - 13 February, 2008

COMMITTEES - Australian Crime Commission Committee Report - 19 September, 2007

Workchoices - 19 September, 2007

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (DEMOCRATIC PLEBISCITES) BILL 2007 - 17 September, 2007

MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST - Australian Labor Party - 12 September, 2007

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (DEMOCRATIC PLEBISCITES) BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 12 September, 2007

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PROTECTING SERVICES FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL AUSTRALIA INTO THE FUTURE) BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 10 September, 2007

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Report - Traveston Crossing Dam - 16 August, 2007

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS - 16 August, 2007

MIGRATION (CLIMATE REFUGEES) AMENDMENT BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 09 August, 2007

NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 08 August, 2007

MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST - Local Government in Queensland - 08 August, 2007

FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2007 FISHERIES LEVY AMENDMENT BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 21 June, 2007

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AMENDMENT BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 18 June, 2007

FORESTRY MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BILL 2007 FORESTRY MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 15 June, 2007

ADJOURNMENT - Australian Federal Governments - 15 June, 2007

COMMITTEES: Australian Crime Commission Committee Report - 13 June, 2007

BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL RADIO) BILL 2007 and RADIO LICENCE FEES AMENDMENT BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 10 May, 2007

BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL RADIO) BILL 2007 and RADIO LICENCE FEES AMENDMENT BILL 2007 - Second Reading - 09 May, 2007

CONDOLENCES - Senator Jeannie Margaret Ferris - 08 May, 2007

Schools Assistance (Learning tgether—achievement through choice and opportunity) Amendment Bill 2007 - Second Reading - 23 March, 2007

COMMITTEES - National Capital and External Territories Committee Report - 22 March, 2007

DOCUMENTS - Sugar Research and Development Corporation - 22 March, 2007

Tourism Australia Amendment Bill 2007 - Second Reading - 22 March, 2007

ADJOURNMENT - RAAF Accident, Canberra 1957 - 20 March, 2007

Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2007 - Second Reading - 20 March, 2007

Commonwealth Grants Commission - 01 March, 2007

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation - 01 March, 2007

Murray-Darling Basin Commission - 01 March, 2007

Australian Crime Commission Committee Report - 01 March, 2007

Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 - Second Reading - 28 February, 2007

Treaty on the Protection of Migratory Birds - 27 February, 2007

Commonwealth Grants Commission - 27 February, 2007

Australian Meat and Livestock Industry - 27 February, 2007

Climate Change - 08 February, 2007

COMMITTEES - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (Traveston Dam Inquiry) - 08 February, 2007

CONDOLENCES - Killen, Hon. Sir Denis James, AC, KCMG - 06 February, 2007

Wheat Marketing Amdenment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 07 December, 2006

Matters of Public Interest - Mining - 06 December, 2006

Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 05 December, 2006

Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol Ratification) Bill 2006 [NO. 2] - Second Reading - 30 November, 2006

Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 - Second Reading - 30 November, 2006

Australian Local Government Association Conference - Adjournment - 29 November, 2006

Prohibition of Human Cloning For Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amdenment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 06 November, 2006

Australia-Indonesia Institute - 19 October, 2006

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 / Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006 / Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006 / Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2006 - 12 October, 2006

Matters of Public Interest - Appointment of Judges/Rural and Regional Australia - 11 October, 2006

Matters of Public Importance - Telstra - 10 October, 2006

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006 / Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 10 October, 2006

Home Hill Boat Club - Adjournment - 09 October, 2006

Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - 14 September, 2006

Public Works Committee - Defence Force Investment in Townsville and Rockhampton - 13 September, 2006

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 07 September, 2006

Local Government in Australia - 07 September, 2006

Matters of Public Importance - Telstra - 06 September, 2006

Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 05 September, 2006

Queensland Election - Adjournment - 05 September, 2006

Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 04 September, 2006

Matters of Public Interest - 21 June, 2006

Queensland Infrastructure - 16 June, 2006

Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - 15 June, 2006

Black Hawk Accident: 10th Anniversary / Mater Misericordiae Hospital Townsville / Queensland Health System - 13 June, 2006